Oregon militia leader claims his four foster sons have been taken away from him due to his involvement in the standoff
Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum and his wife Jeanette foster boys in rural Arizona
Finicum is one of the armed men holed up in an Oregon wildlife reserve
In 2009, he and his wife earned more than $115,000 caring for young boys
The rancher claims the federal government is behind the decision
By DARREN BOYLE
DailyMail.com
19 January 2016
A militia leader involved in an armed standoff at an Oregon nature reserve between ranchers and federal authorities said the row has prompted social workers to take away his four foster children.
Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum has fostered more than 50 boys in his ranch near Chino in Arizona over the past decade along with his wife Jeanette.
However, when he joined the protest at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, officials in Arizona removed the boys, who were being cared for by his wife, from their ranch.
He claimed that many of the children he has helped over the past decade have been from mental hospitals, drug rehabilitation and group homes.
He told Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘My ranch has been a great tool for these boys“It has done a lot of good.’
He said the last of the children was removed from his ranch on January 9.
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