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Three in failed Ohio bridge bombing plot sentenced to prison
Source: Reuters
Three in failed Ohio bridge bombing plot sentenced to prison
By Kim Palmer
AKRON, Ohio | Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:01pm EST
(Reuters) - Three self-described anarchists who pleaded guilty to plotting to blow up a four-lane highway bridge near Cleveland were sentenced to prison on Tuesday by a federal judge.
Douglas Wright, 27, Brandon Baxter, 20 and Connor Stevens, 20, pleaded guilty on September 5 to conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, along with other related charges.
U.S. District Judge David D. Dowd Jr. gave Wright 11 1/2 years, Baxter just under 10 years and Stevens 8 years in prison. After serving their sentence, they will be on probation for life - they will have to regularly check in with law enforcement officers.
Prosecutors had asked for 30 years for Wright and 25 years for Baxter, who they claimed had violent criminal pasts and were the leaders of the failed plot. Prosecutors had sought 19 years for Stevens.
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By Kim Palmer
AKRON, Ohio | Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:01pm EST
(Reuters) - Three self-described anarchists who pleaded guilty to plotting to blow up a four-lane highway bridge near Cleveland were sentenced to prison on Tuesday by a federal judge.
Douglas Wright, 27, Brandon Baxter, 20 and Connor Stevens, 20, pleaded guilty on September 5 to conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, along with other related charges.
U.S. District Judge David D. Dowd Jr. gave Wright 11 1/2 years, Baxter just under 10 years and Stevens 8 years in prison. After serving their sentence, they will be on probation for life - they will have to regularly check in with law enforcement officers.
Prosecutors had asked for 30 years for Wright and 25 years for Baxter, who they claimed had violent criminal pasts and were the leaders of the failed plot. Prosecutors had sought 19 years for Stevens.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-usa-security-cleveland-idUSBRE8AJ1F720121120
