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The group that retains the original name "Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventist" regards Lois Roden's immediate successor to have been Doug Mitchell (who joined the Branch Davidians in 1978 and led the group from 1986 until his death in 2013) and Mitchell's successor to be Trent Wilde (who has led the group since 2013).
Eight Branch Davidians were convicted on firearms charges. The convicted Branch Davidians, who received sentences of up to 40 years, [102] were: Kevin A. Whitecliff – convicted of voluntary manslaughter and using a firearm during a crime. Jaime Castillo – convicted of voluntary manslaughter and using a firearm during a crime.
Koresh chose the name "Skye" for her first son with him. [3] While with the Branch Davidians, Okimoto physically abused her son Sky with a wooden paddle. [7] Okimoto with her two sons left the Branch Davidians in 1992 before the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) attempted a raid on the compound.
[4] [5] Originally, the charge of carrying a firearm during a violent crime was based on a conspiracy to murder charge, on which Branch and other Davidians were acquitted, [6] but federal prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Walter Smith to reinstate the weapons charges, which he did. [7]
David Koresh (/ k ə ˈ r ɛ ʃ / [citation needed]; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader [2] who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993.
George Roden was the presumed successor to his mother Lois Roden, who had become president of the Branch Davidians in 1978, when her husband and group leader Benjamin Roden had died. However, Vernon Howell (after 1990, known as David Koresh) arrived at Mount Carmel and began a sexual relationship with Lois Roden, who was then in her 60s. [3]
The police docket documented different crimes in Casper, noting the different fines after court costs. Workers at a thrift shop staff in Casper, Wyoming, discovered a police docket from the year 1904.
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