Crime & Safety

Bridge Bomb Plot Case Suspect Pleads Guilty

Media reports say that Anthony Hayne, of Cleveland, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday morning.

The Akron Beacon Journal reports that one of the suspects in the alleged bridge bomb plot case has pleaded guilty.

with an attempted use of an explosive, with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and with an attempt to use that weapon to destroy a highway carrying interstate commerce. WKYC reports that Hayne pleaded guilty to all three charges in federal court Wednesday morning. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.

Hayne was between Brecksville and Sagamore Hills in the .

The other men involved were Brandon L. Baxter, of Lakewood; Joshua S. Stafford, of Cleveland; Connor C. Stevens, of Berea; and Douglas L. Wright, of Indianapolis.

All five .

The FBI identified Hayne as being from Cleveland, but , and both he and Baxter had ties to the Occupy Cleveland movement.

NewsNet5.com reports that Hayne has agreed to testify against the other suspects, if necessary.

All of our coverage can be found on our Brecksville Bridge Bomb Plot page.


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