Oregon standoff defendant Darryl Thorn backs away from plea deal
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on June 15, 2016 at 4:03 PM
updated June 15, 2016 at 5:28 PM
Oregon standoff defendant Darryl W. Thorn, who was scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday afternoon to a federal conspiracy charge stemming from the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, abruptly announced in court Wednesday morning that he had changed his mind ...
The judge said she was convinced there was an "irreparable breakdown'' in the attorney-client relationship between Thorn and Shertz. About a month ago, Shertz had been ordered to remain as Thorn's lawyer despite her earlier attempt to withdraw ...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel said the government would hold open its plea offer to Thorn "for a reasonable period of time," as he obtains a new lawyer.
The details of that offer were not made public Wednesday ...
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/06/oregon_standoff_defendant_darr.html
