Neo-Nazi leader Brandon Russell and his girlfriend Sarah Clendaniel plotted an attack on Baltimore's power grid. The FBI arrested the pair after they blabbed to an informant.

Mon, 02/06/2023 - 13:36

Workers stand amid electrical infrastructure. — A view of the substation while work is in progress as tens of thousands are without power on Moore County after an attack at two substations by Duke Electric were shot at in Carthage NC, United States on December 05, 2022.
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The FBI says its agents thwarted a plan to take out Maryland's power grid.
The FBI said the people accused of planning the attack blabbed to an FBI informant online.
Sarah Clendaniel and Brandon Russell were charged with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility.

FBI agents said they thwarted a plan by a neo-Nazi and his girlfriend to take out Maryland's power grid after the couple blabbed to an informant in an online chat room.