08-01-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com

Judge ends case over standoff in Nevada land dispute

By John L. SmithLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday threw out a criminal case against a Nevada rancher and three other men over a 2014 militia standoff with federal agents, saying prosecutors had repeatedly withheld evidence from the defense.U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed the case "with prejudice," meaning that rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and a militia member will not face another trial.Navarro had declared a mistrial last month.
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