Oregon standoff defendant Jon Ritzheimer allowed to return to Arizona under home detention
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on March 17, 2016 at 1:24 PM, updated March 17, 2016 at 1:34 PM
Jon Ritzheimer, accused of being one of the first to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January, will be able to return to Arizona pending trial, under GPS monitoring, a curfew, and home detention, a judge ordered Thursday.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Jones said he was worried about Ritzheimer's mental state, noting reports that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from two tours in Iraq during his 11 years of U.S. Marine Corps service. But Jones said he would follow the recommendation of pretrial services.
"We're going to have a really tight leash on you. I mean really tight,'' Jones told Ritzheimer, who stood before him Thursday morning. "I will have zero tolerance on any violation ... You touch another weapon and you're history'' ...
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