Bundy's Sheriff Caved to St. Lukes in Less than Two Days

St. Lukes sicked their lawyers on Gem County Sheriff and he couldn't hold out for even two days.

There is this idea, this perception that the sheriff is the protector of the people in the county, the elected person sanctioned by the people to protect them, but the reality if far from the concept, at least in Idaho and Gem County Sheriff, Donnie Wunder has recently brought this misconception to light. 

St. Luke's hospital executives & staff participated in taking Baby Cyrus from his parents even though there was no evidence of abuse or neglect, which is required by law before a child can legally be taken by the state. St. Luke's doctor Natasha Erickson knew she had the power to control Cyrus' parents and force them to do as she wanted, even though she had misdiagnosed baby Cyrus. The parents, terrified by Dr. Erickson's threats to call CPS, did what she required them to, but she called CPS anyway. Of course, CPS, motivated to take children in order to justify their existence and to qualify for more federal funds, directed the Meridian Police Department to take Baby Cyrus by force, detaining his father while arresting his mother and aunt. 

When Ammon Bundy caught word of what was happening he immediately went to Meridian St. Lukes hospital where he anticipated them taking the baby. Standing in the ambulance bay, in the middle of the night, he and a few others demanded that St. Luke's staff and Meridian Police give back the child. Cyrus, already struggling with (CVS) Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome (not diagnosed by St. Luke's doctors) needed his nursing mother to nourish him because all other ways of feeding him resulted in vomiting. Ammon Bundy understood this fragile situation because he is good friends with Cyrus' grandfather and family. He has been part of Cyrus' life since the day he was born. So, when Baby Cyrus began vomiting everything but his mother's milk up at about 9 months old, he along with others family and friends began praying for Cyrus. Knowing the babys condition Mr. Bundy was very concerned when Cyrus was taken from his only source of nutrition, his mother. 

That night St. Luke's ER doctor Rachel Thomas reported to the Meridian police officers that Baby Cyrus "took the bottle just fine and is sleeping". She did so with a kind of smugness on her face. I'm sure all involved thought they were justified in taking the baby and that they could take care of him better than his parents. This is the thinking of institutionalized people that is very dangerous for all parents. A few hours later Cyrus did what he always does when fed anything but his mother milk, he threw it all up. But this time his mother was not there to bathe him, change his clothing, change his bedding, to nurse and love him. A St. Luke's medical report reveals that Baby Cyrus laid in his vomit for sometime before anyone noticed. After trying to feed him with a bottle St. Luke's staff injected Cyrus with an IV multiple times. It is unclear if Cyrus was injected with several IVs or if the staff tried to get an IV in multiple times, he had several injection bruises over his body. Knowing that it would be "unhealthy" for Baby Cyrus to survive on an IV alone, St. Lukes' staff inserted a nasal feeding tube down Cyrus' throat. All of these tubes and needles were to compensate for breastfeeding, meanwhile his mother was not allowed to visit, feed or see him. Baby Cyrus did not die in St. Lukes care, thank goodness, but only a few days in and Cyrus became lethargic. Finally, a decent ISP officer advocated for the family and got the mother in to visit and feed him.

Meanwhile, Diego Rodriguez, Cyrus' grandfather, and Mr. Bundy were raising as much attention to the situation as they could. They believed Cyrus was in danger and had good reason to. Both Diego and Bundy have repeatedly said that they truthfully reported to the people what they believed was happening and why. No matter what side people are on, the facts of this case are established; the parents cared for and loved Baby Cyrus; there was no evidence of abuse or neglect to Cyrus in any manner; St. Luke's doctors mis-diagnosed Cyrus multiple times; St. Luke's staff took poor care of Baby Cyrus while he was in their facilities; and Baby Cyrus needed his mother to survive naturally without IV's and feeding tubes. In other words the St. Luke's staff, CPS workers and Meridian Police Officers were wrong to take him and wrong in the assumption that the state could take care of Baby Cyrus better than his parents. 

After an intense political battle in front of the St. Luke Boise hospital and over the ethernet, Baby Cyrus was given back to his parents. Typically it takes at least 2-3 month before a child to be given back, if ever. The institutions responsible for taking Cyrus were concerned about the build up of public outrage over their action and released him within 7 days. Ultimately, the political pressure worked. But, St. Lukes was scorned, their reputation tattered. In the past, when anyone would speak bad about St. Lukes, attorneys would send them a Cease and Desist letter and threaten a lawsuit to shut them up. However, with Diego and Bundy, St. Luke's executives found that they could not be intimated. A lawsuit in the Fourth District Court of Idaho in-sued but Bundy refused to participate, calling it "abuse of the courts". In multiple videos Ammon Bundy said, "There is no way I can practically defend myself in this case". Recently, by video, he told St. Luke's CEO Chis Roth that he would give them everything he owns in exchange for peace. St. Lukes has been sending mountains of documents by mail and process servers daily including from Gem County Sheriff's Deputies. But a few weeks ago the harassment got to Bundy when one of the sheriff deputies went into a building on his property. He trespassed the deputies and told them to never come back. 

Sheriff Wunder published a letter stating that he was not going to serve Ammon Bundy at his home anymore. St. Lukes attorneys immediately filed with the Idaho Supreme Court to force the sheriff to do their bidding. The sheriff did not even put up a fight and cowered to the private attorneys. Most likely he was told that Gem County did not have the funds to fight the case against the giant St. Lukes. Which is the very same reason Ammon Bundy has refused to fight St. Lukes in the courts. The only difference is Mr. Bundy has held strong for years on his right to speak out against those he does not agree with and Sheriff Wunder basically did nothing to protect the rights of Mr. Bundy. In fact, because he used the excuse of violence he put Bundy and his family in danger. In a stern letter to the Sheriff, Bundy expresses the danger the sheriff has put him and his family in.

It may not be fair to solely blame the Sheriff's in Idaho for the people's misconception in thinking the sheriff is bound to defend their rights. Although the Sheriff and his deputies take an oath to uphold the Idaho & US Constitutions, and both constitutions outline clearly that the rights of the people are to be secured, the Idaho state statutes, prescribing the duties of the sheriff, say nothing about protecting the people or securing their rights. The Idaho Legislature evidently forgot that part and have statutorily made the sheriff nothing more than a bailiff for the state, someone who serves the bureaucracies, institutions and judges of Idaho. So the people's idea of being protected by a solely elected sheriff is only that, an idea. Idahoans need to understand that there is no position in the State of Idaho that is charged statutorily with protecting their rights. They are left to themselves and Gem County Sheriff Donnie Wunder is a perfect example of it. After being confronted with a little pressure from St. Lukes attorneys Sheriff Wunder chose to follow the state statutes rather than his oath to protect, leaving not only Ammon Bundy and his family without civil protection of their rights but also all the people of Gem County. 

Joseph Brown

PR Editor - A dead man from Texas

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