: Tensions had been simmering between the Earps and the Cowboys for months, fueled by accusations of cattle rustling and stagecoach robbery .
The story didn't end at the lot. Ike Clanton, who fled before the shooting began, filed murder charges against the Earps and Holliday . After a month-long preliminary hearing, Judge Wells Spicer found the men had acted within their duty . This verdict sparked a series of retaliatory strikes: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
: The group was led by Town Marshal Virgil Earp , joined by his brothers Wyatt and Morgan Earp , and their friend John "Doc" Holliday , who was acting as a temporary deputy . : Tensions had been simmering between the Earps