Bundy Bodyguard ‘Fluffy Unicorn’ Arrested in Arizona

Ammon Bundy, center, one of the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, walks off after speaking with reporters during a news conference at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, near Burns,... Ammon Bundy, center, one of the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, walks off after speaking with reporters during a news conference at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, near Burns, Ore. Bundy, who was involved in a 2014 standoff with the government over grazing rights told reporters on Monday that two local ranchers who face long prison sentences for setting fire to land have been treated unfairly. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) MORE LESS
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Ammon Bundy’s bodyguard from the early days of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge standoff has been arrested for an outstanding warrant in Maricopa County, Arizona, according to a report from E and E Publishing.

Brian Cavalier, pictured second from left wearing a green scarf, had served as the occasional muscle man for the Bundy family as far back as the 2014 standoff in Nevada when he protected Cliven Bundy at his ranch. During his time in Oregon, Cavalier went by the code name “Fluffy Unicorn” at the refuge.

According to E and E Publishing, local officials would not release details of the Monday arrest, but did confirm that Cavalier was not arrested on federal charges.

Cavalier had been masquerading at the compound as a former marine, but a Daily Mail story set that record straight. Instead of serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Cavalier was a tattoo artist with a few DUIs on the record.

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  1. Grifters all.

    I’d be interested to see how many of those big shiny belt buckles were obtained from an actual rodeo vs. the local boot shop.

  2. Well with a name like “Fluffy Unicorn” he will be very popular in jail.

  3. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Fluffy Unicorn. He must have been a bad ass Brony!

  4. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Mail order, and made in China.

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