Idaho suspect in shootout, pursuit ID'd as Ammon Bundy ally

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Police has identified a man injured during a police pursuit and shootout in northern Idaho on Saturday that began during an attempted traffic stop for an apparent equipment violation.

Sean L. Anderson, 52, of Riggins, was identified Monday, The Lewiston Tribune reported. He was a participant in the 41-day armed occupation in 2016 at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon.

Anderson was stopped on U.S. Highway 12 but then drove off, leading two Lewis County deputies, an Idaho County deputy, a Nez Perce Tribal police officer and FBI agents on a pursuit lasting about 30 miles (48 kilometers), from Kamiah to Ferdinand, Idaho, police said.

The pursuit ended when the vehicle stopped in a residential area and shots were fired. Anderson was hospitalized but his condition could not be verified Monday, the Tribune reported. No officers were injured.

The Idaho State Police and the FBI are investigating. Police Captain Rich Adamson on Monday declined to make more details public.

Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings declined to name the officers involved, and said the deputy from his department had been placed on paid administrative leave until the investigation is complete.

Giddings confirmed Anderson was one of the last four holdouts during the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge protest, along with Ammon Bundy of Emmett, Idaho.

Anderson joined the occupiers in 2016 who were protesting what they said was the federal government taking over private land in the area.

He pleaded guilty to trespass and was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $1,000 in restitution to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.