Sarah Beth Clendaniel, from Catonsville, pleaded guilty Tuesday for conspiring to destroy electrical facilities surrounding Baltimore.

A Baltimore County woman has pleaded guilty Tuesday for conspiring to attack and destroy Baltimore region’s power grid last year.

Sarah Beth Clendaniel, from Catonsville, pleaded guilty to conspiring to damage or destroy electrical facilities and to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Maryland Department of Justice.

She is now facing a maximum of 20 years in prison on the conspiracy charge and 15 years on the felony charge, followed up to a lifetime of supervised release for the conspiracy charge.

  • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    About a year ago we had a mild tornado in my area that tore through the woodlands and Marsh for about 15 miles but never made it into a populated area.
    Our electricity was out for almost 3 weeks, and 11 months later they’re still trying to clear brush around the lines that had grown up over the years.