son were convicted of arson on federal land. they turned themselves in on monday, but underlined that the protesters do not speak for them. >> reporter: john, it all started over the weekend with a demonstration in burns for the hammonds. and then one group splintered off and came here and took over the unoccupied refuge. and that basically surprised some of the demonstrators and many of the townspeople. >> let's go take a look at all the wasted taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: the media allowed to go where law enforcement has not, inside the refuge cluster of one-story buildings occupied by an armed group that now has a name citizens for constitutional reform. how long do you plan to be here, and have you in a sense already made a statement? >> we definitely have made a statement. but statements are not good enough. we intend on going to work and assisting the people of harney