Posted on 01/03/2023 2:41:47 PM PST by grundle
TACOMA, Wash. — Two Puyallup men have been charged in attacks at four Pierce County power substations that left thousands in the dark on Christmas.
Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy Crahan, 40, are charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities and possession of an unregistered firearm, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Nick Brown.
The men were arrested on Saturday following an investigation by the FBI.
The four substations that were vandalized were the Graham and Elk Plain substations operated by Tacoma Power and the Kapowsin and Hemlock substations operated by Puget Sound Energy.
Power was cut to more than 14,000 customers. All of the attacks happened in the middle of the night, according to Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Darren Moss, Jr.
According to court documents, the attacks on the substations were attempts to cover up a burglary at a local business, where Crahan drilled out a lock and Greenwood stole from a cash register.
The damage to the Tacoma Power substations alone is estimated to be at least $3 million.
The men were identified as possible suspects through cellphone records and surveillance video.
At one substation, Tacoma Power recorded images of one man and a pickup truck that appeared to be connected to the attack. A similar truck was found to be connected to the suspects, according to the Justice Department.
In addition, distinctive clothing seen in the surveillance photos was found during a search of the men’s home.
Agents also seized two unregistered short-barreled guns. One of the weapons was equipped with a makeshift silencer.
Both men will appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, where prosecutors will ask that the suspects remain detained at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac pending future hearings.
Conspiracy to attack energy facilities is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Possession of an unregistered firearm is punishable by up to ten years in prison.
Antifa?
Here, hold ma beer.
There seem to be a lot of diversionary crimes happening lately for stupid petty crimes. This is what drugs do to people. They will do 100k damage to your business just to steal enough to trade for 100 dollars worth of drugs.
May justice be done.
The hair gave them away... THey drink Pendleton whiskey. Not my favorite. Too sharp. And I laugh at those “unregistered” rifles. They are so beat up it is hard to tell what they are. A single shot lever action and a Mossberg (maybe) with a “silencer” duct taped to the barrel? Clearly not criminal masterminds.
BUT let the media commence with the “ORANGEMANBAD REEEEE” spin so we all know they are die hard ultra maga white supremacist nazi transphobes who represent every single Republican in the USA.
I’ll bet Swillwall and Bugsy Schitts are already trying to tie these two pixies to Trump.
That was my first suspicion.
Someone sold them out. The fibbies come to town and and wave the money around and presto! Case solved.
Looks like just plain idiots. Much more info here:
Please understand that rural Pierce County is a combination of “paddle faster, I hear banjos”, and “teeth are optional” from all of the meth.
Unfortunately for those yahoos, they’ll serve time in a Federal Prison, no parole. If they had just stuck to breaking and entering, even if they were caught, they probably would have been freed on no bail or minimal bail and likely been sentenced to probation.
“According to court documents, the attacks on the substations were attempts to cover up a burglary at a local business, where Crahan drilled out a lock and Greenwood stole from a cash register. “
Stupid Methheads.
Hey Bevis, if we cut the power, the alarm wont go off at the local drug store, we got some rifles ?
I bet they got lots of good stuff there, and don’t forget to bring your cell phone so we can get gps directions to find them power stations.
20 years. Not a second less. Make it a PSA.
“According to court documents, the attacks on the substations were attempts to cover up a burglary at a local business, where Crahan drilled out a lock and Greenwood stole from a cash register.
The damage to the Tacoma Power substations alone is estimated to be at least $3 million.”
Betcha they didn’t even get 3 thousand from the robbery. I think there was a similar story about a smash & grab last week where the perps did about 100 times the damages versus the cost of the goods they stole. Seems like a sign of the times. Everybody’s ready to burn down the bakery to get at the crumbs you might find in the rubble.
Like the shoplifter who burned down the Home Depot in San Jose so he could push out a cart of stolen goods.........
A 40 year old Antifa?
“This is what drugs do to people.”
Were they on drugs or are you just hoping?
Have teams of the larger inmates apply 14,000 hard lashes with a cat-o-nine tails to each worthless bastard, hose off the recreation yard, and call it a day.
Every time I read a prison called “Department of CORRECTIONS” I have to laugh. Who are they correcting? It’s a prison.
And funny. The FIBs can find these two yokels via cell phone pings but STILL haven’t found the pipe bomber in DC January 5th.
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