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Founder of neo-Nazi group gets prison time for possession of bomb materials
Source: Associated Press
Founder of neo-Nazi group gets prison time for possession of bomb materials
Associated Press in Tampa
Wed 10 Jan ‘18 22.50 GMT
A federal judge in Tampa has sentenced Brandon Russell, convicted for having bomb-making materials, to five years in prison, ending a case involving a double murder and a nascent neo-Nazi sect in south Florida.
At the end of a four-hour court hearing late on Tuesday, the judge said she had to protect the public – and expressed hope that Russell would not fall in with the wrong group of people while in prison.
“It’s a difficult case,” said district judge Susan Bucklew to the defendant, who wore orange jail clothes. “You seem like a very smart young man.”
Russell, 22, is a member of the Florida national guard and a dual citizen of the US and the Bahamas. He pleaded guilty in September to possession of an unregistered destructive device and improper storage of explosive materials. This was his first arrest, something the judge took into account during sentencing.
The case came to light in May 2017, when Tampa police were called to an apartment north of downtown. There, they found two dead men. A roommate sat outside in fatigues, crying. That turned out to be Russell.
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Associated Press in Tampa
Wed 10 Jan ‘18 22.50 GMT
A federal judge in Tampa has sentenced Brandon Russell, convicted for having bomb-making materials, to five years in prison, ending a case involving a double murder and a nascent neo-Nazi sect in south Florida.
At the end of a four-hour court hearing late on Tuesday, the judge said she had to protect the public – and expressed hope that Russell would not fall in with the wrong group of people while in prison.
“It’s a difficult case,” said district judge Susan Bucklew to the defendant, who wore orange jail clothes. “You seem like a very smart young man.”
Russell, 22, is a member of the Florida national guard and a dual citizen of the US and the Bahamas. He pleaded guilty in September to possession of an unregistered destructive device and improper storage of explosive materials. This was his first arrest, something the judge took into account during sentencing.
The case came to light in May 2017, when Tampa police were called to an apartment north of downtown. There, they found two dead men. A roommate sat outside in fatigues, crying. That turned out to be Russell.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/10/founder-of-neo-nazi-group-gets-prison-time-for-possession-of-bomb-materials