“I said, ‘Show me the authority, show me the papers,'” Mumford told reporters outside the U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Portland after his release. “When you get acquitted you get released… If they have an arrest warrant, show it to me.”
Mumford said he told the judge “how much [he] respected her and how much of a privilege it was to litigate in front of her” once he was picked up off the ground.
He said he believed he was cited for disorderly conduct and resisting lawful order.
Reaction to Malheur Refuge trial verdict
Brand Thornton celebrates after hearing a verdict outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Defendant Neil Wampler is greeted by supporters as he leaves federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Supporters celebrate after hearing a verdict outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Defendant Shawna Cox speaks outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Maureen Valdez, right, cries and hugs another supporter after hearing a verdict outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Defendant Neil Wampler is greeted by supporters as he leaves federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Defendant Shawna Cox speaks at left as supporters hug outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
A supporter holds out a copy of the constitution after hearing a verdict outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Defendant Neil Wampler leaves federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Maureen Valdez, left, hugs another supporter after hearing a verdict outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Defendant Neil Wampler speaks as he leaves federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
