The Jefferson State Regulators of Southern Oregon

Quick Stats		Favorite Weapons
Name: Fred Arnett		Pistols:
Year Joined SASS 2004		1873 Colt (clone)
JSR # 181
Favorite Category Duelist		Rifle:
Occupation Manage a company making medicinal herbal extracts		1866 Yellowboy
Marital Status Married		Shotgun:
Significant Other Broken Bow Belle		1878 Mule ear SxS
Children No

Reason Behind the Alias: Checotah, OK, is the town where my mother was born. It was named after Samuel Checote, a Creek Indian who served in the Confederate Army, being eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He went on to serve two terms as Chief of the Creek Nation, and was known as the "Great Chief" for his leadership and efforts to keep the Lower and Upper tribes from splitting apart."

History of the Persona: Checotah was born about 1840, in eastern Oklahoma. When he was about five, his family joined a wagon train headin' west along the Orygun Trail. His father was killed in an Indian attack in Nebraska, and his mother and sister died in Wyoming of a cholera outbreak. He was adopted by one of the surviving families, and ended up in Orygun with them when they settled there. His restless streak made him leave his adopted family when he was about 12, turning to doing odd jobs, mostly cowboying for smaller ranches in Orygun, Idaho, and Colorado. He joined the Confederate army when the War Between the States escalated. He felt strongly about States Rights, and didn't like the politicians in Washington running everything. He was wounded at Shiloh, and woke up in a Union Army field hospital. They mistook him for a Union Officer because of his western accent when they asked him about his rank, and the fact that he was wearing his cavalry boots and officer's pants, but his shirt and jacket had been torn off during the battle. After he recuperated enough to walk, he found himself issued a Union Captain's uniform, and assigned to a Cavalry detachment being sent West. He spent a couple of years in the Arizona Territory, mustered out, and returned to his drifting ways. He spent some time as a lawman, some time riding the "other side", but mostly found himself punching cows more often than not.

Other Hobbies: Riding my '96 Harley FXDWG, flying, woodworking

Last Thoughts: Too many toys, not enough time...