LIBREVILLE, Oregon — The local government of Libreville, the county seat of Infictive County, Oregon, has put an end to a student occupation that had been declared an attempted coup early Thursday, arresting a group of students, who were involved into the Junior ROTC, the government spokesman told Associated Press.
Authorities have regained control of the public access broadcasting offices and a major intersection on Elephant Street, which were the only areas taken by the plotters, spokesman Remedios Hollingsworth told AP.
Earlier Wednesday, a high school student who identified himself as Lt. Big Sun Daddario, Chief Boy of the Trash'EMALL Brigade, read a statement saying the JROTC had seized control of the government of the city and county. He was flanked by two other students holding weapons and all were dressed in camouflage uniforms and raspberry red berets.
Those soldiers have been taken into custody and Mayor Diomedes Argyris's government remains in control, said the spokesman.
Business has effectively returned to normal in the small community.
Argyris, in power since the late 1970s, has been out of the county since October amid reports that he had a sold a screenplay to a Hollywood film production studio. He recently addressed the county in a New Year’s message that was filmed in the Kingdom of Morocco, where he has reportedly purchased a new apartment.
In his brief New Year’s speech, the 59-year-old Argyris declared that the county was “doing splendidly” and acknowledged his new found wealth without giving details. “A wonderful time to be alive,” he said, and “thanks to God.” He promised to put all of his efforts into improving the public quality of “discourse and all the rest” for the county’s people.
The locally-educated Argyris, who was a coordinator at the Libreville Community College before becoming mayor, narrowly won re-election in 2016 while opposition rival Leroy Lecompte claimed irregularities and continues to call himself the city's real mayor.