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We first wrote about Ryan Payne when he was head of security at the Bundy Ranch four years ago<\/a> and telling the media that he was a Ranger. Actual Rangers questioned his claims. It turns out that he wasn’t Ranger qualified, nor had he served in a Ranger unit.<\/p>\n

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Payne turned up again at the Malheur bird sanctuary occupation and stolen valor convention two years ago, where eventually he was arrested. The Herald and News<\/a> reports that he was sentenced for his leadership role in that incident to three years and a day in prison.<\/p>\n

Payne, 34, helped seize the bird sanctuary in southeastern Oregon on Jan. 2, 2016, in a protest against federal control of Western lands and the imprisonment of two ranchers convicted of setting fires. He and standoff leader Ammon Bundy had come to Oregon two months earlier, warning Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward of civil unrest unless he told the federal government that ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond would not report to prison.<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors said Payne had a leadership role during the ensuing occupation. In charge of defense, he coordinated armed guards and provided tactical training.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The judge also ordered Payne to stop associating with the “Patriot” movement. But Joe Rice<\/a> is still running around a free man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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