Sarah Beth Clendaniel, who pleaded guilty to trying to attack and destroy the power grid in the Baltimore region, was sentenced to 18 years in prison with lifetime supervision post-release.

Prosecutors said Clendaniel, 36, from Catonsville, planned to blow up power stations around Baltimore to destabilize the government in a white supremacist plot.

According to prosecutors, the attack would have resulted in $75 million in damages and caused power outages for much of the state.

This sentence comes after Clendaniel accepted a plea deal and ultimately was found guilty of the crimes in May.

  • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
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    18 hours ago

    Also according to the article she was alleged to have continued conspiring over recorded phone calls with her codefendant (after she was already charged)

    Judges don’t like when alleged crimes continue after a person is already charged for similar crimes.

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      17 hours ago

      Yup. You’re already getting the find out part. They can always make it worse if you don’t show understanding.