3 men plead guilty in plot to bomb Ohio highway bridge
Published September 05, 2012
Associated Press
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Douglas Wright, Brandon Baxter and Connor Stevens all admitted their roles Wednesday in a plot to bomb an Ohio highway bridge. (AP/FBI File)
AKRON, Ohio – Three men charged with plotting to bomb a highway bridge in Ohio admitted their role in the scheme Wednesday and now face a sentencing hearing where prosecutors will argue for up to life in prison while defense attorneys will urge leniency.
The FBI has said the public was never in danger even though they say the target was a highway bridge over the Cuyahoga Valley National Park between Cleveland and Akron.
Connor Stevens, 20, of Berea, Brandon Baxter, 20, of Lakewood and Douglas Wright, 26, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to all three counts against them Wednesday in Akron before a federal judge.
The fact that the three pleaded guilty along with federal sentencing guidelines mean the defendants will likely receive far less than the 30 years to life the government is requesting.
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