Bill Sparkman's death: anti-govt sentiment or War on Drugs?

My buddy Cary Stemle has an article in Time about Bill Sparkman's murder...Congrats, Cary!

Cary offers anti-government sentiment as the most likely explanation (at least, the first and most emphasized in the article)-- but with illegal drugs as a significant possibility.

Neither hypothesis is unreasonable, but I'd be betting (heavily) on the illegal drug angle...

What's more likely? Anti-government sentiment-- so strong-- that it leads one to murder and putting one's own life on the line through criminal prosecution. Or belief that one's livelihood and a chunk of one's life is on the line through the loss of one's business and criminal prosecution? Looking at an individual weighing his costs and benefits, the latter seems far more likely.

If so, it's one more death you can chalk up to our War on Drugs. And if so, ironically, Mr. Sparkman was a victim of the State for which he worked.

In any case, prayers for his family as they grieve their loss and celebrate his life...