JEFFERSON, Iowa -- Randy Weaver, the white separatist whose wife and teen-age son were killed in the notorious Ruby Ridge siege by federal agents, has remarried and moved back home to Iowa.
Weaver, 51, said he and legal secretary Linda Gross were married July 2 at the Greene County Courthouse in Jefferson, Iowa, just eight miles from the town of Grand Junction where he grew up. His wife was raised in nearby Fort Dodge.
He and daughters Sara, Rachel and Elisheba moved back to Iowa only recently after living for three years near Kalispell, Mont. He had spent about 2 1/2 years in Grand Junction right after completing a jail term in December 1993 on a charge unrelated to the 11-day siege of his Idaho Panhandle cabin in 1992.
He was cleared of all charges, including murder, that were lodged as a result of Ruby Ridge, which has become a rallying cry for militant anti-government groups.
Weaver, who said he and his new wife had been dating on and off for about five years, was on the Jefferson town square earlier this week during a rally for presidential hopeful Steve Forbes although he was not a supporter.
"We were just sitting in the cafe eating breakfast, and we saw the buses come by," Weaver said. "I would endorse Jesse Ventura."
The federal government settled a wrongful death claim with the Weavers in 1995, paying the daughters $1 million each and Weaver $100,000.
Weaver, who with his daughters wrote "Ruby Ridge: In Our Own Words," said he is booked as a speaker at gun shows and Year 2000 conferences through August.
