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Men charged in arsons in Utah linked to ALF
2004-09-30
Two men have been charged with setting separate fires at sites where the names of ecoterrorist groups were spray painted. Prosecutors had expected both men to enter guilty pleas Tuesday to destruction of property by fire, but their appearances were continued, U.S. Attorney Paul Warner said. Each faces five to 20 years in prison if convicted. "The threat of domestic terrorism, specifically ecoterrorsm, has been extinguished," FBI agent Chip Burrus said a news conference announcing the charges.

Justus A. Ireland, 23, was charged in a June 14 arson at a suburban lumber company that sustained an estimated $1.5 million in damage. The letters ELF, for Earth Liberation Front, were spraypainted at the scene. Separately, Joshua Demmitt, 18, was charged in a July 8 arson at a Brigham Young University farm building that caused about $30,000 damage. The letters ALF, thought to stand for a sister organization, the Animal Liberation Front, were spraypainted there. Another man has pleaded guilty in the BYU fire and awaits sentencing.
Posted by:Super Hose

#8  Shumway should be an RB editor and have his own color.
Posted by: Nathan Bedford Swift-Byrd   2004-09-30 5:59:13 PM  

#7  

Liberation? Get out of here. That's too damn much work!
Posted by: BigEd   2004-09-30 1:24:09 PM  

#6  Didn't the ALF merge with the NLF??? And you have to love that idiotic FBI comment. "The threat of domestic terrorism, specifically ecoterrorsm, has been extinguished," FBI agent Chip Burrus said a news conference announcing the charges. Sure pal. What color is the sky in your FBI world.
Posted by: remote man   2004-09-30 12:18:47 PM  

#5  Didn't ALF always wear an aloha shirt? Hmmmm.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-09-30 12:05:54 PM  

#4  ALF was canceled many years ago.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-09-30 11:45:59 AM  

#3  interesting.. I didn't mean to post that here :/
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-09-30 7:03:15 AM  

#2  I suggest Waziristan. She will fit right in. Steaming piles and all.
Posted by: Sock Pupet of Doom   2004-09-30 4:51:39 AM  

#1  Hmmm... Either Utah has changed a LOT since I was last there or these twits are utterly clueless morons from somewhere else, heh. Your avg Utahn is just to the right of John Birch on the pol scale. Great place if you're anti-idiotarian, lol!
Posted by: .com   2004-09-30 4:19:07 AM  

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