U.S. Settles Final Ruby Ridge Lawsuit
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The federal government paid $380,000 to Kevin Harris, who alleged his rights were violated when an FBI sniper wounded him during the 1992 siege at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The Justice Department announced the settlement of the last remaining civil lawsuit arising from the weeklong standoff at the compound of white separatist Randy Weaver. The government did not admit any liability as it paid Harris to drop his $10-million civil damage suit. In 1995, the government paid Weaver and his three surviving children $3.1 million in the killing of Weaver’s wife, Vicki, and son, Samuel.
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