
FILE - In this Thursday, April 18, 2019, file photo, a sign for the Department of Justice hangs in the press briefing room at the Justice Department, in Washington. The U.S. government is making changes to the agency that runs the country’s immigration courts and giving its director authority to weigh in and make appellate rulings on cases. The interim rule published Aug. 23, by the Justice Department faced immediate criticism by the immigration judges’ union and immigration lawyers’ association, which say the Trump administration is trying to exert political sway over immigration court decisions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
DOJ charge two people with conspiracy in an alleged extremist plot to damage Baltimore-area energy facilities.
The DOJ unveiled the charges on Monday and announced the arrest of two individuals, Sarah Beth Clendaniel of Catonsville, Maryland, and Brandon Clint Russell of Orlando, Florida.
The individuals “conspired and took steps to shoot multiple electrical substations” in the Baltimore area, US Attorney of Maryland Erek Barron said at a news conference Monday.
The charges come as domestic violence experts have warned that attempts by extremist groups to attack power facilities are trending up.
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