In the latter, the government alleges that Ryan and another defendant, Sean Anderson, used heavy equipment to dig at an archaeological site on the refuge that is sacred to the Burns Paiute Indian Tribe.

Rummel had said last month he was in contact with Ryan’s family in Plains, and was providing “accurate, truthful information that can be passed on to Jake when they are able to contact him.”

The sheriff said Wednesday that no out-of-state supporters of the Bundy family, who are also embroiled in a federal case relating to a 2014 standoff in Nevada, came to Sanders County during the hunt for Ryan.

“Everything remained quiet in the county,” Rummel said. “There was no outside citizen involvement.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates the occupiers did more than $6 million worth of damage while they were at the refuge. Oregon police killed one of the occupiers, who they said reached for a gun amid an attempt to take Bundy and several others into custody during a traffic stop and roadblock, on Jan. 26.

Authorities initially listed Ryan's age as 25 when his name was unsealed in court documents March 21. The booking information from Multnomah County, however, listed his age as 27.

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