December 24 is the Anniversary of when John Joe Gray’s legal troubles began. He and his family had been self-sufficiently holed up in their Texas ranch for nearly 15 years, in defiance of a warrant for his arrest, before the district attorney dropped the charges. This was the longest standoff in American history, in which he has faced the administrations of four different county sheriffs.
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Good for him and his tribe. Make America Defiant Again!
So, what has been the story after the charges were dropped. Does he still have other charges to deal with like tax issues, custody of his grandchildren, etc.?