Elwin Ward Events (3) June 6, 1996: Four People Leave Freemen Compound 1996-06-06 March 31, 1998: Five Freemen Convicted of Assisting Fugitives during FBI Siege 1998-03-31 June 6, 1998: Four Freemen Forcibly Wheeled into Court to Receive Lengthy Jail Sentences 1998-06-06