Plot Overview and Execution
Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 36, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiring with neo-Nazi leader to attack 's power grid, aiming to create chaos in the majority-Black city.
The plot involved "sniper attacks" on electrical substations, potentially causing $75 million in damage and a cascading failure of Baltimore's electrical grid.
Sentencing and Defense
U.S. District Judge emphasized the extreme nature of the plot and the risk involved, despite Clendaniel's claims of no longer wanting to act on her National Socialist beliefs.
Clendaniel's defense highlighted her past trauma, mental health struggles, and vulnerability to radical influences, arguing for a lesser sentence due to her lack of prior action on her racist views.