Somehow I missed this when the story broke a few weeks ago: Atomwaffen Division co-founder Brandon Russell has been given a 20-year prison sentence for plotting to attack the Baltimore power grid with his girlfriend (h/t @MusiqueNow). He had been found guilty back in February, but sentencing was only earlier this month.

They picked Baltimore in part because the girlfriend, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, also a neo-nazi, was from the area, but mostly because it's a city with a large Black population. Clendaniel recently got an 18-year sentence for her part in the plot.

https://apnews.com/article/brandon-russell-maryland-power-grid-attack-plot-neonazi-9e6d8ff8c7695e356f566cce8caa902b

#BrandonRussell #AtomwaffenDivision #FuckThatGuy #Baltimore #NeoNazis #fcknzs #AWD #Terrorgram #accelerationism #racism #AntiBlackness

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Update on #BrandonRussell: He's now in prison for 20 years

#farright #extrêmedroite

A solid review of Brandon Russell's sordid career, from Atomwaffen Division to prison to Terrorgram and back to prison, with a particular focus on his trial for plotting to destroy the power grid around Baltimore. He was found guilty on Feb. 3, and is looking at up to 20 years for that; sentencing is scheduled for June 17.

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hate-watch/neo-nazi-network-terrorgram-court-planned-attack-substation/

#BrandonRussell #FuckThatGuy #AtomwaffenDivision #AWD #Terrorgram #Telegram #infrastructure #PowerGrid #fascism #NeoNazis #fcknzs #accelerationism

#BrandonRussell, US-Anführer der #Neonazi-#Terrorgruppe #AtomwaffenDivision, wurde vor kurzem aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, nachdem er eine Haftstrafe wegen des Besitzes von Sprengstoff abgesessen hatte.

Noch auf Bewährung wurde er nun erneut verhaftet.

Zusammen mit seiner Freundin Sarah Beth Clendaniel wollte er fünf Umspannwerke im Raum Baltimore angreifen, in der Hoffnung, "die ganze Stadt vollständig zu zerstören", wie das US-Justizministerium berichtet.
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5v4pq/baltimore-power-grid-attack-arrest-atomwaffen