Ruby Ridge, Idaho
| Ruby Ridge standoff | |||
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Vicki Weaver as seen from a USMS surveillance position on August 21, 1992
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| Date | August 21–31, 1992 | ||
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(near) Naples, Idaho, U.S. 48°37′14″N 116°25′59″W / 48.62056°N 116.43306°W |
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| Caused by | USMS actions taken pursuant a bench warrant for Weaver after his failure to appear on firearms charges; FBI actions following the death of a U.S. Marshall, Weaver statements, and alleged shots fired at a news helicopter | ||
| Resulted in | Deaths of Deputy U.S. Marshal W.F. Degan, and civilians Samuel Weaver (juvenile), and Vicki Weaver; arrest of participants Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris | ||
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Ruby Ridge was the site of an eleven-day siege near Naples, Idaho, US, beginning on August 21, 1992, when Randy Weaver, members of his immediate family, and family friend Kevin Harris resisted agents of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) and the Hostage Rescue Team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI HRT). Following a Marshals Service reconnoiter of the Weaver property pursuant to a bench warrant for Weaver after his failure to appear on firearms charges, an initial encounter between six US marshals and the Weavers resulted in a shootout and the deaths of Deputy US Marshal William Francis Degan, age 42, the Weaver's son Samuel (Sammy), age 14, and a Weaver family dog. In the subsequent siege of the Weaver residence, led by the FBI, Weaver's 43-year-old wife Vicki was killed by FBI sniper fire. All casualties occurred on the first two days of the operation. The siege and stand-off were ultimately resolved by civilian negotiators, with the surrender and arrest of Kevin Harris on August 30, and the surrender of Randy Weaver and the surviving Weaver children the next day.
Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris were subsequently arraigned on a variety of federal criminal charges, including first-degree murder over the death of Deputy US Marshal W.F. Degan. Harris was acquitted of all charges, and Weaver was subsequently acquitted of all charges except for the original bail condition violation for the arms charges and for having missed his original court date. Fined US$10,000 and sentenced to 18 months in prison, he was credited with time served plus an additional three months, and was then released.
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