Armed Ammon Bundy s supporters descend on Washington hospital where patient, 74, was being held hostage for refusing to take a COVID-19 test after her daughter called for back-up from the anti-government militia network
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington was forced into lockdown on January 29 after protesters gathered outside
The protesters, who are part of the People s Rights group, were demanding the release of 74-year-old patient Gayle Meyer
Her daughter Satin Meyers had called for back-up from Ammon Bundy s anti-government militia network, claiming her mother was being held hostage
Authorities say the patient declined to take a COVID-19 test when she was admitted and was placed in a 24-hour quarantine while undergoing treatment