Ruby Ridge Siege

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.

Ruby ridge siege.

Updated 3 years ago by liam. The ten day siege begun over a minor gun charge resulted in the deaths of weaver s son wife and dog and a u s. The aftermath of the federal siege at ruby ridge weaver was charged with ten counts including the original charges of illegal firearms sales. 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 family had guns plenty of guns as they prepared with their children for the apocalypse. The incident caused major public outcry against the fbi and u s. A mini series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the idaho home of randy weaver a white separatist. The eleven day siege the weavers regarded themselves as white separatists not supremacists.

Weaver s son sammy 14 was killed by u s. 31 1992 white separatist randy weaver surrendered to the fbi ending an 11 day standoff on ruby ridge in idaho that left three people dead.