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Guilty: Ada County jury convicts Ammon Bundy on misdemeanor trespassing, resisting charges Doug Lock-Smith, Idaho News 6 and last updated 2021-07-01 22:08:45-04 Right-wing activist Ammon Bundy, a Republican candidate for Idaho governor, was found guilty Thursday of misdemeanor trespassing and misdemeanor resisting or obstructing officers after short deliberations by an Ada County jury. A four-day trial began Monday in connection to an incident at the Idaho Capitol on Aug. 25, 2020, during a special session of the Idaho Legislature, when Bundy refused to leave the Lincoln Auditorium and then w...

A jury is seated and the trial is underway for Ammon Bundy and Aaron Schmidt in connection with their arrests at the Idaho Statehouse last summer. Both were arrested on Aug. 25, 2020, in the Lincoln Auditorium at the Idaho Capitol after authorities said they refused to leave the room when it was being cleared. Both men were later banned from the Statehouse for a year. Bundy was arrested again the following day, though that trespassing charge was later dropped. Bundy was also arrested twice on the same day in April during the legislative session for violating his yearlong ban. Jury selection b...

An attorney’s recent hiring by Bundy was not enough for a postponement, the judge ruled Friday.

Bundy was arrested twice in two hours during his last visit to the Idaho statehouse in April this year.

Idaho Supreme Court issues new COVID-19 order for courthouses. Here's what it says Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman May 20—The Idaho Supreme Court issued a new COVID-19 emergency order for all Idaho courts, which includes dropping a mandate to wear masks inside courthouses. However, a judge overseeing a hearing has the ability to require all participants to wear a mask to protect an unvaccinated or immunocompromised person in the courtroom, according to a news release from the Idaho Supreme Court. In addition to the updated mask guidelines, the order also holds that court h...