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Five suspected in Ohio bombing attempt plead not guilty
Source: Reuters
Five suspected in Ohio bombing attempt plead not guilty
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND | Mon May 7, 2012 5:49pm EDT
(Reuters) - Five men charged with trying to blow up a four-lane highway south of Cleveland pleaded not guilty on Monday in a federal court crowded with their supporters.
The five, Douglas Wright, Brandon Baxter, Anthony Hayne, Connor Stevens and Joshua Stafford, were arrested last Tuesday after allegedly paying an undercover FBI agent $900 for what they believed to be bombs, but were actually fakes.
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More than 50 supporters crowded the courtroom to see the "Cleveland Five," as they have been dubbed, as Judge Greg White accepted the pleas and granted a continuance on a detention hearing for all five defendants.
As Stafford was led out of the court by U.S. marshals, he repeatedly asked the judge, "Why did a federal informant approach me to do this act of terror?" His attorney has said Stafford has a history of mental illness.
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By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND | Mon May 7, 2012 5:49pm EDT
(Reuters) - Five men charged with trying to blow up a four-lane highway south of Cleveland pleaded not guilty on Monday in a federal court crowded with their supporters.
The five, Douglas Wright, Brandon Baxter, Anthony Hayne, Connor Stevens and Joshua Stafford, were arrested last Tuesday after allegedly paying an undercover FBI agent $900 for what they believed to be bombs, but were actually fakes.
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More than 50 supporters crowded the courtroom to see the "Cleveland Five," as they have been dubbed, as Judge Greg White accepted the pleas and granted a continuance on a detention hearing for all five defendants.
As Stafford was led out of the court by U.S. marshals, he repeatedly asked the judge, "Why did a federal informant approach me to do this act of terror?" His attorney has said Stafford has a history of mental illness.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/07/us-usa-security-cleveland-idUSBRE84611T20120507
