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Baltimore woman charged in neo-Nazi plot to disable US power stations

A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials say.

The arrest of Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Baltimore County, is the latest in a series across the country, as authorities warn electrical infrastructure could be a vulnerable target for domestic terrorists.

She conspired with Brandon Russell, recently arrested in Florida, to disable the power grid by shooting out substations via “sniper attacks,” saying she wanted to “completely destroy this whole city,” according to a criminal complaint unsealed today. The complaint also includes a photo of a woman authorities identified as Clendaniel wearing tactical gear that bore a swastika and holding a rifle.

US Attorney Erek Barron praises investigators for disrupting hate-fueled violence.

“When we are united, hate cannot win,” he says at a news conference announcing the charges.

Authorities decline to specify how the planned attack was meant to fulfill a racist motive, but suggested the defendants wanted to bring attention to their cause.

Russell has a long history of ties to racist groups and Nazi beliefs, as well as past plans to attack US infrastructure systems, according to the complaint.

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