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Ruby Ridge FBI sniper to stand trial [CNN]
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> FBI SNIPER TO STAND TRIAL IN RUBY RIDGE CASE
>
> FBI seal January 7, 1998
> Web posted at: 6:32 p.m. EST (2332 GMT)
>
> BONNERS FERRY, Idaho (AP) -- A judge Wednesday ordered an FBI
> sharpshooter to stand trial on a state manslaughter charge for the
> death of white separatist Randy Weaver's wife in the 1992 siege at
> Ruby Ridge.
>
> The U.S. Justice Department decided in 1994 against prosecuting Lon
> Horiuchi and upheld the decision last year after a long review. But
> in August, Boundary County Prosecutor Denise Woodbury filed a charge
> of involuntary manslaughter.
>
> Magistrate Judge Quentin Harden decided there was probable cause to
> bring Horiuchi to trial on the state charge. Harden scheduled a
> February 13 arraignment before state Judge James Michaud.
>
> A federal judge is to hear arguments Monday from Horiuchi's lawyers
> in Boise that the case should be transferred to federal court.
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