This is a breaking news story. You can check back to idahostatesman.com for the latest news. Click here to sign up for breaking news. Ammon Bundy is going to jail for 10 days. The candidate for governor was found in contempt of court for not completing 40 hours of community service related to his conviction. The stops made during his campaign satisfy his court-mandated community service. The judge sentenced him to 10 days in jail and a $3,000 fine. He was taken to the jail on Thursday. You didn't just blow it off. You took the time and effort to blatantly disrespect the court's order, making a mockery of the sentence you received. In February of this year, the deputy prosecutor of the county filed a motion to hold Bundy in contempt of court for not completing the 40 hours of community service he was sentenced for. As of Thursday, he had yet to complete any of the 40 hours of community service that he was required to do. Welsh argued that he failed to complete his community service. The two disagreed. Less than a month before his community service was due, he argued that his campaign stops satisfied the community service mandate. On Nov. 29th, Welling submitted a letter to Idaho's 4th District Court claiming that he had completed 1,621 hours of public service. He encouraged people to become more active in holding public officials accountable to the people of Idaho. During roughly two hours of court proceedings, he said that prosecutors didn't meet their burden of proof. He argued that his campaign organization was a nonprofit and that he performed a public service in campaigning. The organization that signed off on his 1,621 hours of community service was formed to help him become governor, and not his company, as he argued. The court told Bundy in July that working for your own company isn't going to count. You didn't do public service for the sake of others, but for your own campaign, which is a paid political position in the state of Idaho. 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