Former bodyguard of Nevada rancher accused of gun charges

Published 12:27 pm Thursday, December 10, 2015

SNOHOMISH — A former bodyguard for Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is accused of gun charges in Washington.

KING-TV reports that Schuyler Barbeau was arrested in Snohomish County. FBI officials say he was in possession of an unregistered AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle and was trying to sell it.

According to court documents, an FBI informant was invited to a ranch in Springdale, where Barbeau was staying, to look at the gun.

Barbeau was employed by Bundy, who became a figurehead for states’ rights after a tense standoff in April 2014 between Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management over cattle on public land.

Armed states’ rights advocates converged n the Bundy ranch to halt the roundup of his cattle.