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BILLY J. WILLIAMS, OSB #901366 United States Attorney District of Oregon ETHAN D. KNIGHT, OSB #992984 GEOFFREY A. BARROW CRAIG J Case 3:16-cr-00051-BR Document 1158 Filed 08/30/16 Page 1 of 31 BILLY J. WILLIAMS, OSB #901366 United States Attorney District of Oregon ETHAN D. KNIGHT, OSB #992984 GEOFFREY A. BARROW CRAIG J. GABRIEL, OSB #012571 Assistant United States Attorneys [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1000 SW Third Ave., Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204-2902 Telephone: (503) 727-1000 Attorneys for United States of America UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3:16-CR-00051-BR v. AMMON BUNDY, GOVERNMENT’S THIRD RYAN BUNDY, AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST SHAWNA COX, PETER SANTILLI, DAVID LEE FRY, JEFF WAYNE BANTA, KENNETH MEDENBACH, and NEIL WAMPLER, Defendants. The United States of America, by Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, and through Ethan D. Knight, Geoffrey A. Barrow, and Craig J. Gabriel, Assistant United States Attorneys, hereby submits the attached list of exhibits the government Case 3:16-cr-00051-BR Document 1158 Filed 08/30/16 Page 2 of 31 intends to offer in its case-in-chief at the September 7, 2016, trial. If new exhibits are identified they will be promptly disclosed to the Court and to defendants. Dated this 30th day of August 2016. Respectfully submitted, BILLY J. WILLIAMS United States Attorney s/ Craig J. Gabriel ETHAN D. KNIGHT, OSB #992984 GEOFFREY A. BARROW CRAIG J. GABRIEL, OSB #012571 Assistant United States Attorneys Government’s Third Amended Exhibit List Page 2 Case 3:16-cr-00051-BR Document 1158 Filed 08/30/16 Page 3 of 31 UNITED STATES v. AMMON BUNDY, et al. - Case No. 3:16-cr-00051-BR Third Amended Trial Exhibit List EXH. # EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION BATES # 1 Demonstrative - 3D Model of MNWR 2 Demonstrative - Interactive Map of MNWR 3 Demonstrative - Schematic of MNWR 4 Demonstrative - Calendar - November 2015 - February 2016 5 FRE1006 Summary - Ammunition Seized on Refuge 6 Demonstrative - Tower Spherical 7 Demonstrative - Summary - TBD 8 Demonstrative - Summary - TBD 9 Demonstrative - Summary - TBD 10 Demonstrative - Summary - TBD Audio - Negotiator Call with Ammon Bundy 1/21/16 (approx. 21:40- 11 27:03) MNWR_0004409 12 Withdrawn 13 Audio - Negotiator Call with David Fry 2/10/16 (entire video) MNWR_0004647 14 Audio - Negotiator Call with David Fry 2/10/16 (entire video) MNWR_0004648 Audio - Negotiator Call with Jeff Banta 1/27/16 (approx. 02:10-05:50, 15 approx. 06:50-08:49, approx. 09:12-10:50) MNWR_0004605 Audio - Negotiator Call with Jeff Banta 2/1/16 (approx. 05:20-07:03, 16 approx. 12:00-end) MNWR_0004443 17 Audio - Negotiator Call with Jeff Banta 2/3/16 (approx. 05:30-12:36) MNWR_0004461 18 Audio - Negotiator Call with Jeff Banta 2/4/16 (approx. 23:04-28:20) MNWR_0004453 Audio - Negotiator Call with Jeff Banta 2/9/16 (approx. 0:36:39-1:08:04, 19 approx. 1:22:20-1:25:18) MNWR_0004637 Audio - Negotiator Call with Jeff Banta and David Fry 2/8/16 (Banta - approx. 23:26-35:55) (Fry - approx. 59:15-1:05:10, approx. 1:21:15- 20 1:24:35) MNWR_0004630 Audio - Ryan Bundy Interview with OPB (approx. 00:23-01:21, approx. 21 01:36-04:11) MNWR_0032625 22 Audio - Shawna Cox interview 3/25/16 (approx. 03:44-06:45) MNWR_0065988 23 Digital Device - Ammon Bundy's Apple iPhone seized on 1/26/16 (1B9) MNWR_0065989 24 Withdrawn Digital Device - Jason Patrick's LG Phone, Black seized on 1/27/16 25 (1B141) MNWR_0065989 Digital Device - Jason Patrick's San Disk SD Card seized on 1/27/16 26 (1B140) MNWR_0044371 27-29 Withdrawn 30 Digital Device - Jason Blomgren's ZTE Trac Phone (1B243) MNWR_0044376 Digital Media - (3) Photos located on Jason Blomgren's Phone - see MNWR_0066502- 31 Exhibit 30 (1B243) MNWR_0066504 Digital Media - Notes located on Ammon Bundy's iPhone - see Exhibit 23 32 (1B9) MNWR_0066505 Page 1 of 29 Case 3:16-cr-00051-BR Document 1158 Filed 08/30/16 Page 4 of 31 UNITED STATES v. AMMON BUNDY, et al. - Case No. 3:16-cr-00051-BR Third Amended Trial Exhibit List EXH. # EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION BATES # 33-35 Withdrawn Digital Media - Photo 1/3/16 - Neil Wampler, Ammon Bundy and Ryan 36 Bundy located on Jason Patrick's Digital Camera - see Exhibit 25 (1B141) MNWR_0067282 Digital Media - Text Messages - Pete Santilli and Ammon Bundy MNWR_0067285- 37 11/21/15 located on Ammon Bundy's iPhone (1B9) MNWR_0067286 Digital Media - Text Messages - Pete Santilli and Ammon Bundy 38 12/11/15 located on Ammon Bundy's iPhone (1B9) MNWR_0067287 Digital Media - Text Messages - Pete Santilli and Ammon Bundy 1/4/16 39 located on Ammon Bundy's iPhone (1B9) MNWR_0067283 Digital Media - Text Messages - Pete Santilli and Ammon Bundy 1/9/16 40 located on Ammon Bundy's iPhone (1B9) MNWR_0067284 41-42 Withdrawn Digital Media - Video - Ammon Bundy 1/3/16, located on Ammon 43 Bundy's iPhone - see Exhibit 23 (1B9) (entire video) MNWR_0067288 44-45 Withdrawn Digital Media - Video - Gathering at Bunkhouse, located on Ammon 46 Bundy's iPhone - see Exhibit 23 (1B9) (entire video) MNWR_0067289 47 Photo - Armed men walking down road past front gate of Refuge MNWR_0061243 48 Photo - Darryl Thorn and Travis Cox armed near fire on Refuge MNWR_0061312 Digital Media - Video - located on Jason Patrick's SD Card, Meeting in the Bunkhouse on or about 1/7/16, with Ryan Payne speaking and Neil Wampler and Ken Medenbach in attendance - see Exhibit 26 (1B140) 49 (approx. 00:00-13:22) MNWR_0067290 Digital Media - Video - Shawna Cox and Ammon Bundy in USFWS Office, located on Ammon Bundy's iPhone - see Exhibit 23 (1B9) (approx. 01:05-03:28, approx. 05:54-08:21, approx. 09:58-11:11, approx. 50 21:00-end) MNWR_0065989 Digital Media - Video - Shawna Cox and Ammon Bundy in USFWS Office, located on Ammon Bundy's iPhone - see Exhibit 23 (1B9) 51 (approx. 00:00-00.30, approx. 02:54-05:21) MNWR_0065989 Document - ATF Trace Report for Ammon Bundy's Winchester 300 rifle - MNWR_0067316 - 52 see Exhibit 430 MNWR_0067318 53 Withdrawn 54 Document - Email - Neil Wampler to Sheriff Dave Ward 11/17/15 MNWR_0031327 55 Document - Email - Neil Wampler to Sheriff Dave Ward 11/21/16 MNWR_0031330 Document - Transcript of Ammon Bundy's Pretrial testimony on July 18, 56 2016 57 Facebook Messages and Photos - Ammon Bundy's account MNWR_0057948 58 Facebook Messages and Photos - Corey LeQuieu's account MNWR_0050589 59 Facebook Messages and Photos - David Fry's account MNWR_0050752 60 Facebook Messages and Photos - Geoff Stanek's account MNWR_0050284 Page 2 of 29 Case 3:16-cr-00051-BR Document 1158 Filed 08/30/16 Page 5 of 31 UNITED STATES v. AMMON BUNDY, et al. - Case No. 3:16-cr-00051-BR Third Amended Trial Exhibit List EXH. # EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION BATES # 61 Facebook Messages and Photos - Guerilla Media's account (Pete Santilli) MNWR_0051036 62 Facebook Messages and Photos - Jason Blomgren's account MNWR_0050874 63 Facebook Messages and Photos - Jason Patrick's account MNWR_0049983 64 Facebook Messages and Photos - Joe O'Shaughnessy's account MNWR_0050776 65 Withdrawn 66 Facebook Messages and Photos - Pete Santilli's account MNWR_0050197 67 Facebook Messages and Photos - Ryan Bundy's account MNWR_0050093 68 Facebook Messages and Photos - Bundy Ranch account MNWR_0059020 69 Withdrawn 70 Facebook Messages and Photos - Shawna Cox's account MNWR_0050088 Facebook Post - Kenneth Medenbach's account - "BLM CLOSED PERMANENTLY IN HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON" and with photo 71 of sign MNWR_0040617 Facebook Video - Jason Blomgren's account - Jason Blomgren at MNWR 72 front gate 1/11/16 (entire video) MNWR_0045279 Facebook Video - Jason Blomgren's account - Men firing weapons at the 73 boat launch on the Refuge 1/25/16 (entire video) MNWR_0045282 Facebook Video - Joe O'Shaughnessy's account - Ammon Bundy at 74 MNWR 1/14/16 (entire video) MNWR_0045266 Facebook Video - Joe O'Shaughnessy's account - Ammon Bundy 75 discusses US Fish and Wildlife Service records 1/10/16 (entire video) MNWR_0045228 Facebook Video - Jon Ritzheimer's account - Defendants and others 76 taking down fence on or about 1/11/16 (entire video) MNWR_0045220 Facebook Video - Pete Santilli's account - Cooper, Ritzheimer, O'Shaughnessy and Patrick announcing patriot convoy in Burns, OR 77 12/26/15 (entire video) MNWR_0045385 Photo - "Welcome to your National Wildlife Refuge System" sign with 78 vehicles in the background MNWR_0061129 MNWR_0014080, MNWR_0014084, MNWR_0014091, MNWR_0014198, MNWR_0014208, MNWR_0014212, 79 Photo - Aerial Surveillance overlooking the Refuge MNWR_0014325 80 Photo - Ammon and Ryan Bundy in Linda Beck's office MNWR_0066301.03 81 Photo - Ammon and Ryan Bundy on couch in Bunkhouse MNWR_0066361.10 82 Photo - Ammon Bundy and Shawna Cox in Linda Beck's office MNWR_0020944 83 Photo - Ammon Bundy and Shawna Cox on laptop in Linda Beck's office MNWR_0066301.15 Page 3 of 29 Case 3:16-cr-00051-BR Document 1158 Filed 08/30/16 Page 6 of 31 UNITED STATES v. AMMON BUNDY, et al. - Case No. 3:16-cr-00051-BR Third Amended Trial Exhibit List EXH. # EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION BATES # Photo - Ammon Bundy and Wes Kjar near weapons in Linda Beck's MNWR_0066301.02, 84 office MNWR_0066361.22 85 Photo - Ammon Bundy on a cell phone in Linda Beck's office MNWR_0020942 Photo - Ammon Bundy on phone and Ryan Bundy carrying gun in Linda 86 Beck's office MNWR_0066301.04 Photo - Ammon Bundy, Shawna Cox, Jason Patrick, Duane Ehmer at 87 press conference at front entrance MNWR_0003415 88 Photo - Front entrance blocked MNWR_0061246 89 Photo - Blaine Cooper in a white truck MNWR_0001051 MNWR_0016678, MNWR_0016695, MNWR_0016721, 90 Photo - Boat Launch MNWR_0016730 91 Photo - Bronze-colored Jeep Wrangler MNWR_0035049 92 Photo - Front Entrance MNWR_0023909 93 Photo - Darryl Thorn
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