Biography
Yorie von Kahl was the son of farmer and tax protester Gordon Kahl who in February 1983 was ambushed by Federal Marshals attempting to arrest his father for probation violations stemming from an 8 month sentence for refusing to pay federal taxes. Authorities cornered Kahl, his mother and father and tax-protest sympathizer Scott Faul at a road block they set up outside of a Farmers meeting. Gordon Kahl initially offered to surrender if the marshals agreed to let his family go but police refused the offer and opened fire on their car when he refused to exit. Kahl and Scott Faul returned fire killing two U.S Marshals while being wounded themselves. The two men were convicted on murder charges and sentenced to life in prison.
Sentencing date and current custody
The primary district-court opinions reproduce the heading of the June 24, 1983 sentencing transcript before Chief Judge Paul Benson. Their indexed text independently corroborates the contemporary UPI report. This supplies the missing formal sentencing day, not a new initial-admission or release date. The later defamation litigation is not another incarceration episode. Existing portrait retained. An authorized official BOP exact-number lookup on October 12, 2026 identifies YORI VON KAHL at Butner Medium II FCI with Release Date: LIFE; outdated Pekin information is corrected without inventing a transfer day. Primary 2011 opinion; Primary 2013 opinion; Contemporary sentencing report. Indexed historical text was reviewed; failed direct retrievals are not claimed successful.
