Randy Weaver

Randall Claude Weaver (born January 3, 1948) — known as Randy Weaver — was the subject of arrest by U.S. federal agents in the deadly Ruby Ridge standoff of 1992. The incident ended in a surrender, after Weaver's wife, son, and a federal agent were killed. He was eventually sentenced to 18 months in prison, only on counts that had to do with the initial cause of the arrest. His family received a total of $3,100,000 in compensation for the killing of his wife and son. His wife, Vicki Weaver, was shot while unarmed, standing inside behind a door, and holding one of her children.

Weaver was one of four children born to Clarence and Wilma Weaver, a farming couple from Villisca, Iowa. The Weavers were deeply religious and had difficulty finding a denomination that matched their views; hence, they often moved around among Evangelical, Presbyterian, and Baptist churches. Weaver earned decent grades in school and played baseball and football in high school. He professed his faith in Jesus Christ at age 11; however, at a 2007 news conference for Edward and Elaine Brown he stated : "I ain't afraid of dying no more. I'm curious about the afterlife. And I'm an atheist."

At age 20, Weaver dropped out of community college and joined the United States Army; it was October 1968 and the height of the Vietnam Conflict. He was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina where he was assigned to a U.S. Special Forces unit. Contemporary photographs depict him in fatigues with private first class insignia and not "flash-qualified" (i.e., not a SWCS graduate). In 1970, Weaver secured a temporary leave from Fort Bragg and returned to his hometown for a visit. In October 1971, following three years of duty, Weaver received an honorable discharge from the Army.

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