Ruby Ridge Siege 1992

Randall claude randy weaver born january 3 1948 is a former american green beret known for his role in the ruby ridge standoff near naples idaho in 1992.

Ruby ridge siege 1992.

It began on august 21 when deputies of the united states marshals service usms initiated action to apprehend and arrest randy weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on firearms charges. The siege dragged on to the end of august and the scene became a circus. Ruby ridge was the site of an 11 day siege in 1992 in boundary county idaho near naples. Ruby ridge location of an incident in august 1992 in which federal bureau of investigation fbi agents and u s.

Marshals engaged in an 11 day standoff with self proclaimed white separatist randy weaver his family and a friend named kevin harris in an isolated cabin in boundary county idaho. A surveillance photo of the weavers with guns on the property in ruby ridge 1992. Shootings at ruby ridge in the second day of a standoff at randy weaver s remote northern idaho cabin atop ruby ridge fbi sharpshooter lon horiuchi wounds randy weaver and kevin harris and then. Marshals and fbi agents.