As owner of Taeger's Firewood, his company underreported the payroll to the State Compensation Insurance Fund to avoid paying insurance premiums. Was arrested in 2003 for workers' compensation premium fraud.
He was reported to be doing odd jobs after "Hondo".
Was the last of TV's western-heroes to be staked-out by Indians and left to die under the scorching sun. This occurred in the 9-8-67 episode of "Hondo."