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.
Ruby ridge siege.
His attorney gerry spence successfully defended weaver against a host of charges including murder by using a self defense argument.
Updated 3 years ago by liam.
The eleven day siege the weavers regarded themselves as white separatists not supremacists.
Ruby ridge was the site of an 11 day siege in 1992 in boundary county idaho near naples.
The incident caused major public outcry against the fbi and u s.
The family had guns plenty of guns as they prepared with their children for the apocalypse.
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.
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 mini series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the idaho home of randy weaver a white separatist.
The aftermath of the federal siege at ruby ridge weaver was charged with ten counts including the original charges of illegal firearms sales.