BURNS, Ore., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Oregon police arrested one of the armed protesters occupying Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Friday.
Kenneth Medenbach, 62, was the first of the group to be arrested after he attempted to purchase supplies from a Safeway grocery store in a vehicle bearing federal government license plates, officials said. Medenbach is being held at Deschutes County jail with a $10,000 bond on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He faces up to five years in prison.