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'Anarchist' accused in Cleveland bridge bomb plot goes on trial
Source: Reuters
'Anarchist' accused in Cleveland bridge bomb plot goes on trial
By Kim Palmer
AKRON, Ohio | Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:45am EDT
(Reuters) - Opening statements begin Tuesday in the trial of Joshua Stafford, a self-described anarchist accused of plotting to blow up a four-lane highway bridge near Cleveland. The plot failed.
Stafford, 24, is the only one of five defendants to go on trial in the alleged plot to destroy the bridge, which is located 30 miles south of Cleveland and runs through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The four other defendants charged in the case pleaded guilty and received sentences ranging from six years to more than 10 years in prison, along with lifetime probation.
Despite a history of severe mental problems, Stafford has opted to represent himself and plans to testify on his own behalf. A public defender will be in the courtroom to assist him.
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By Kim Palmer
AKRON, Ohio | Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:45am EDT
(Reuters) - Opening statements begin Tuesday in the trial of Joshua Stafford, a self-described anarchist accused of plotting to blow up a four-lane highway bridge near Cleveland. The plot failed.
Stafford, 24, is the only one of five defendants to go on trial in the alleged plot to destroy the bridge, which is located 30 miles south of Cleveland and runs through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The four other defendants charged in the case pleaded guilty and received sentences ranging from six years to more than 10 years in prison, along with lifetime probation.
Despite a history of severe mental problems, Stafford has opted to represent himself and plans to testify on his own behalf. A public defender will be in the courtroom to assist him.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-usa-security-cleveland-idUSBRE95A0EA20130611
