Randy Weaver was a racist on the run.
A federal fugitive with an outstanding warrant for selling a sawed-off shotgun to an informant. He holed up in a remote North Idaho cabin. Federal Marshall’s moved in and in the ensuing gun battle Deputy Marshall Willam Degan and Weaver’s young son Sammy were killed. Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies poured resources into the standoff. The roadblock leading to Weaver’s cabin became a rallying point for White Supremacists from Georgia to Las Vegas. Paul Harvey did a live radio broadcast from the roadblock urging Weaver to surrender. Still, Weaver’s family kept an army of federal agents at bay for ten days. By the time the shooting was over, the dead also included Weaver’s wife, Vicki. >return to previously published pages
