Three in Oregon standoff surrender, fourth man holds out

Three of the four armed occupiers of a wildlife refuge in Oregon turned themselves in today as the remaining holdout refused to surrender to federal authorities.
Jeff Banda, 46, of Nevada, Sean Anderson, 47, and his wife Sandy, 48, of Idaho, walked out of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the morning.
But David Fry, 27, of Ohio, steadfastly rejected pleas to walk out of the remote refuge, vowing "liberty or death."
Meanwhile, Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher whose 2014 standoff with federal authorities over grazing rights inspired the 40-day siege in Oregon, was arrested late yesterday in Portland, Oregon, the FBI said.

Bundy, 74, was reportedly on his way to the wildlife refuge, in what increasingly appeared to be the denouement to the tense standoff.
The remaining holdouts at the remote refuge late yesterday indicated they planned to surrender, with a supporter broadcasting live on the Internet phone conversations with the three men and one woman.

The live stream, followed by thousands, continued through today with the holdouts reading Bible verses, singing gospel music and ranting against the federal government.
They said they would walk out of the refuge today bearing American flags.
The siege in Oregon began on January 2 when Ammon Bundy and some 30 followers, most of them from other states, took over the remote refuge to denounce federal land policies.

Ammon Bundy was among a dozen people arrested late last month but four of his followers remained holed up at the refuge, refusing to surrender.
Nevada congresswoman Michele Fiore, who has expressed sympathy for the occupiers, drove toward the refuge yesterday along with other officials in a bid to avert an escalation.
"I need you guys alive," she told them in a phone call which was live-streamed on the Internet, appealing for them to remain calm and reminding them that the call was being played to a live audience.