Closings begin in US court in Bundy standoff case in Nevada
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press
Published: August 15, 2017, 1:32pm
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Supporters raise a flag outside of the federal courthouse in Las Vegas in April. A retrial is nearing an end in Nevada for four men facing decades in prison for bringing assault-style weapons to a confrontation that stopped government agents from rounding up cattle near anti-government figure Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
LAS VEGAS — A prosecutor relied heavily on photos Tuesday during closing arguments to a jury being asked to find four men guilty of wielding assault-style weapons and threatening federal agents during a protest to stop a roundup of cattle belonging to rancher and anti-government figure Cliven Bundy in April 2014.
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