Finding that Ammon Bundy was in contempt of court, an Idaho judge ordered the Republican candidate for Idaho’s governor to spend ten days in jail for failing to complete 40 hours of community service mandated by an earlier conviction, the Idaho Statesman reports.
A temperamental seditionist who doesn’t believe laws apply to him or his family, Bundy has repeatedly resisted government authority through confrontational means, sometimes resulting in his followers getting killed.
Bundy tried to claim that his campaign stops in his long-shot quest for the governorship qualified as community service, a suggestion that was quickly dismissed by Ada County Magistrate Judge Annie McDevitt. McDevitt also ordered Bundy to pay a $3,000 fine.
“You didn’t just blow it off. Rather, you took the time and effort to blatantly disrespect the court’s order, making a mockery of the sentence you received,” McDevitt told Bundy. “You were given an opportunity to go complete public service — you could have done it.”
Bundy was convicted of trespassing for an April 2021 incident at the Idaho State Legislature for which he faced two counts of misdemeanor trespass and misdemeanor resisting or obstructing. He failed to complete a single hour of the community service agreed to as part of a plea deal.