Two Washington men are charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities after several utility substations in Pierce County were attacked on Christmas Day causing at least $3 million in damage.
on Christmas Day causing at least $3 million in damage.
According to the U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy Crahan, 40, of Puyallup, Wash., were arrested on Dec. 31, 2022.TacomaProsecutors will ask for the two men to remain detained at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac. They are also charged with possession of an unregistered firearm.
Agents said they also seized two short barreled firearms, one with a makeshift silencer, that had not been registered.The damage comes as the federal government monitors potential domestic threats and attacks against the power grid across the United States.
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