BALTIMORE, MD—A Florida man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to destroy power substations in the Baltimore area.
Brandon Clint Russell, 30, of Orlando, was given the sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar, who also ordered a lifetime of supervised release. Russell’s co-conspirator, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 37, of Catonsville, Maryland, was previously sentenced to 18 years in prison for her role in the plot.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Kelly O. Hayes, said in a statement that Russell was motivated by “hatred” and his plan could have harmed thousands of people…