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Bridge Bomb Plot

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Up to 11 Years: Sentences Handed Down in Brecksville Bridge Bomb Plot

A federal judge gave three of the men involved their sentences today.

A federal judge has sentenced three of the men involved in a plot to blow up the state Route 82 bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  The following information was provided by the United States District Court Northern District of Ohio: All three men were charged for one count each of attempted use of an explosive, attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to destroy a highway and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. The three men originally pleaded not guilty, but changed their pleas to guilty in September.  The representative of the court also said that the men would be under lifetime-supervised release after serving their sentences and the special assessment cost for all three was $300. The sentences for each …

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