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Friday, November 16, 2012

Judge Wants Brecksville Bomb Plot Suspects Sentenced for Terrorism

Three of the men could receive stricter sentences because of the ruling.

An Akron judge has decided that the bridge bomb plot should be treated as a terrorism attempt, the Associated Press and NewsNet5.com report.   That means that Brandon L. Baxter, of Lakewood; Connor C. Stevens, of Berea; and Douglas L. Wright, of Indianapolis could receive stricter sentences than previously thought. The three pleaded guilty in September. A fourth suspect, Anthony Hayne of Cleveland, pleaded guilty in July and agreed to testify against the others if necessary.   The four men, along with Joshua S. Stafford, of Cleveland, were arrested after attempting to blow up the state Route 82 bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on April 30.  NewsNet5.com reports that the “terrorist enhancement” could mean that Baxter, Stevens and…

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Brecksville Bomb Plot: What You're Saying About Whodunit

FBI arrested five men Monday night who officials say had a plan to blow up a bridge in Brecksville.

Five men were arrested by the FBI Monday night on charges they planned to blow up a bridge in Brecksville's portion of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The FBI said in a press release the public was not in danger, and an undercover FBI employee had controlled the explosive devices. In addition, the explosives were inoperable. Arrested were: Brandon L. Baxter, 20, of Lakewood; Anthony Hayne, 35, of Cleveland; Joshua S. Stafford, 23, of Cleveland; Connor C. Stevens, 20, of Berea; and Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis. The five men each were charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. …

Irene D.

1:54 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A great number of people, including myself, immigrated to this country in the past 50 years from Europe and elsewhere, with much difficulty enduring great hardship, all because knowing that any life they can build here will be better than what they've left behind. My advice to all American friends who hate their country is to reverse-migrate to mine--anywhere in Eastern Europe-- or Northern …   more ›

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