Don't think so.
I'm more confident they want his assets, land and anything else they can confiscate.
It's what government does as a matter of routine.
Just kidding about the rabies of course.
A lot of folks, not everybody by any means, would look at this guy and say “dangerous kook, but as long as he stays where he is he can’t harm very much.” Others would sympathize, including a whole lot of freepers. And who knows what the local sheriff wants. That might be someone with integrity or it might be another Buford T. Justice type.