1. Randall Claude Weaver was an American survivalist and white separatist.
21 Facts About Randy Weaver
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Randy Weaver was a central figure in the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff with federal law enforcement at his cabin near Naples, Idaho, during which his wife, son and family dog were killed.
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Randy Weaver was charged with murder, conspiracy, and assault as well as other crimes.
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Randy Weaver was acquitted of most of the charges, but was convicted of failing to appear in court on a previous weapons charge and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Randy Weaver was born on January 3,1948, to Clarence and Wilma Weaver, a farming couple in Villisca, Iowa.
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Randy Weaver was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
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In 1970, during a visit to his hometown while on leave, Randy Weaver met his future wife Victoria "Vicki" Jordison.
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Randy Weaver introduced himself as "Pete", rather than his "hated" given name Randall.
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Randy Weaver was discharged at the rank of sergeant on October 8,1971, and married Vicki the following month.
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In 1989, Randy Weaver met Kenneth Fadeley at a meeting of the white supremacist group Aryan Nations.
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Randy Weaver agreed to sell Fadeley two sawed-off shotguns, and was recorded on tape saying he could supply Fadelay with four or five illegal shotguns a week.
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In December 1990, Randy Weaver received felony weapons charges in connection with the 1989 transaction.
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Randy Weaver refused to surrender and remained at home with his family and friend Kevin Harris.
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Randy Weaver was shot once; he was not holding a weapon at the time.
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The siege and standoff were ultimately resolved by civilian negotiator, Bo Gritz, who was instrumental in getting Randy Weaver to allow Harris to get medical attention.
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Randy Weaver was found guilty of one count, failure to appear, for which he was fined $10,000, and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Randy Weaver was credited with time served plus an additional three months, and was then released.
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However, Randy Weaver was not allowed by the FBI to enter the Freemen's holdout.
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In 1998, Randy Weaver published The Federal Siege at Ruby Ridge: In Our Own Words, which he partly sold in person at gun shows.
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In 1999, Randy Weaver married Linda Gross, a legal secretary, in Jefferson, Iowa.
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On June 18,2007, Randy Weaver participated in a press conference with tax protesters Edward and Elaine Brown on the front porch of their home in Plainfield, New Hampshire.