Guilty plea in 2003 fire at McDonald's

Seattle Times ^ | September 27, 2005 | Peter Lewis

[george76]

Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front...domestic terrorists.

Christopher W. McIntosh, 23... faces eight to 10 years in prison...was motivated to make a deal because the government threatened to invoke an anti-terrorism statute and seek a mandatory minimum of 30 years...

Fire broke out at the McDonald's restaurant...when the restaurant was closed.

Evidence collected at the scene, including fingerprints and DNA, linked McIntosh to the arson...fingerprints found on a can of spray paint left there matched McIntosh's.

McIntosh admitted he carried several gallons of gasoline onto the restaurant's roof and set it on fire...

that same day, McIntosh placed an anonymous phone call to the Seattle arson tipline, stating, "there was an E-L-F-A-L-F hit at McDonald's across from the Space Needle. There will be more. ... As long as mother Earth is pillaged, raped, destroyed. As long as McDonald's keeps hurting our furry brothers, there will be more."

Illa said he could shed no light on his client's association with ELF or ALF, two loosely knit groups that the FBI says are serious domestic-terrorism threats. The FBI estimates that animal-rights and environmental extremists have committed more than 1,100 criminal acts in the U.S. since 1976, resulting in damages "conservatively estimated" at $110 million.

ELF and ALF have claimed credit for numerous arsons and acts of vandalism at McDonald's restaurants throughout the U.S., including attempted arsons at two McDonald's in Chico, Calif., in March 2003 and a $500,000 arson at a Tucson, Ariz., restaurant in September 2001.

Last week, the Building Industry Association of Washington, the state's homebuilders lobby, offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of "ELF terrorists" suspected of committing crimes in Washington state. The crimes include arsons and attempted arsons at homes under construction in King and Snohomish counties.

[ridesthemiles]

The little town of Sedro Wooley (north of Seattle) got hit with 8-10 fires within a two block radius last night. Two of the fires involved occupied private residences. Authorities say that there is (plenty) evidence of arson. Thank god no injuries.

I say death penalty for ELF/ALF convicted terrorists!""

These guys are the long standing home grown terrorists, IMO. They have caused more damage and plan on more for the entire USA, and the affluent your home, the better the chance of being targeted.

I hope they throw the book at these guys and more in the future. They are rotten to the core.

[ridesthemiles]

The little town of Sedro Wooley (north of Seattle) got hit with 8-10 fires within a two block radius last night. Two of the fires involved occupied private residences. Authorities say that there is (plenty) evidence of arson. Thank god no injuries.

I say death penalty for ELF/ALF convicted terrorists!""

These guys are the long standing home grown terrorists, IMO. They have caused more damage and plan on more for the entire USA, and the affluent your home, the better the chance of being targeted.

I hope they throw the book at these guys and more in the future. They are rotten to the core.

[jocon307]

"I say death penalty for ELF/ALF convicted terrorists!"

And I second it!