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Ruby Ridge standoff

The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of the Weaver family home in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant for his failure to appear on federal firearms charges. The charges stemmed from Weaver's sale of a sawed-off shotgun to an…

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August 21 firefight: The deaths of Samuel Weaver and Deputy Marshal Degan

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Caused by
Execution of bench warrant on Randy Weaver for failure to appear in court
Date
August 21–31, 1992
Result
Deaths of Deputy U.S. Marshal W. F. Degan, Samuel Weaver (juvenile), Vicki Weaver, and Striker (dog) · Prosecution of Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris (both later acquitted) · Civil suits against the US Government

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August 21 firefight: The deaths of Samuel Weaver and Deputy Marshal Degan

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Ruby Ridge standoff → Civil suits against the US Government, Deaths of Deputy U.S. Marshal W. F. Degan, Samuel Weaver (juvenile), Vicki Weaver, and Striker (dog), Prosecution of Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris (both later acquitted)
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Ruby Ridge standoff → Execution of bench warrant on Randy Weaver for failure to appear in court
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Ruby Ridge standoff → August 21–31, 1992
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Ruby Ridge standoffCaused byExecution of bench warrant on Randy Weaver for failure to appear in court1.00infobox
Ruby Ridge standoffDateAugust 21–31, 19921.00infobox
Ruby Ridge standoffLocationNear Naples, Idaho .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-m…1.00infobox
Ruby Ridge standoffResultDeaths of Deputy U.S. Marshal W. F. Degan, Samuel Weaver (juvenile), Vicki Weaver, and Striker (dog)1.00infobox
Ruby Ridge standoffResultProsecution of Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris (both later acquitted)1.00infobox
Ruby Ridge standoffResultCivil suits against the US Government1.00infobox

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