A Maryland power station.
A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
  • The founder of a neo-Nazi extremist group was arrested on conspiracy charges this week.
  • Prosecutors say Brandon Russell planned to attack Baltimore's power grid.
  • Russell is a founding member of Atomwaffen, which uses violence to try and bring about societal collapse.

The FBI on Monday arrested two people in connection with a conspiracy to take out Baltimore's power grid, with officials saying they were caught blabbing to an informant online.