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.
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