Attacks on Arkansas' Electric Grid Leave 10,000 Without Power; 'YOU SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED U.S.'

http://www.forbes.com ^ | October 7, 2013 | William Pentland

[Whenifhow]

More than 10,000 people in Arkansas were dumped into a blackout Sunday following an attack on that state’s electric grid, the FBI said today, the third such attack in recent weeks. In August, a major transmission line in the region, around Cabot, Ark., was deliberately cut.

The FBI said that two power poles had been intentionally cut in Lonoke County on Sunday, resulting in the outage.

According to the FBI:

In the early morning hours of September 29, 2013, officials with Entergy Arkansas reported a fire at its Keo substation located on Arkansas Highway 165 between Scott and England in Lonoke County. Fortunately, there were no injuries and no reported power outages. Investigation has determined that the fire, which consumed the control house at the substation, was intentionally set. The person or persons responsible for this incident inscribed a message on a metal control panel outside the substation which reads, ‘YOU SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED U.S.’

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The implication appears to be that the culprit not only knew where to find the equipment he needed to cause a power outage, but he also know how to use that equipment well enough to pull down two utility poles.

[The Working Man]

Ping

[cherry]

you mean the RACIST anarchist Tea Party...

[PLMerite]

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

It depends on how you define “power outage.” Kinda like “Affordable” healthcare.

[dynoman]

“The US Power Grid drill”

What is that?

[dynoman]

This guy was arrested: http://www.ect.coop/industry/crime/arkansas-man-arrested-for-electric-grid-attacks/62199

[dynoman]

see post 66

[dynoman]

I saw this through work. The guy was caught see post 66.

In contrast there was a power outage in SD the first weekend of October that left eight times the number of people without electricity and for much longer than two hours. It was caused by a snowstorm that also killed an estimated 100,000 head of cattle.

[McGruff]

You're mocking me, aren't you?

[dragnet2]

The guy that did this must be a government employee...

Use a tree trimming boom to take down power lines?

Maybe rent a helicopter next time?

Mentally ill morons seem to be everywhere...

[onedoug]

islamist facilitator, as are most criminals in general these days.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

‘YOU SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED U.S.’

This is not the first time. This happened last month also.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

About the only detail I can get on the guy is that he worked in a local pool supply store.

[dynoman]

“This is not the first time. This happened last month also.
“

Where? what?

[dynoman]

What is an “islamist facilitator”?

[DuncanWaring]

I thought that looked like a Cabela’s.

[onedoug]

Really? Come on.

[txhurl]

Almost certainly an inside job by an employee at the power company. Now to figure out why.

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Agree

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Where? what?

The attacks began back in September:

[dynoman]

Where?