Weltschmerz à GogoAug 18, 2025

Somehow I missed this when the story broke a few weeks ago: Atomwaffen Division co-founder Brandon Russell has been given a 20-year prison sentence for plotting to attack the Baltimore power grid with his girlfriend (h/t @MusiqueNow). He had been found guilty back in February, but sentencing was only earlier this month.

They picked Baltimore in part because the girlfriend, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, also a neo-nazi, was from the area, but mostly because it's a city with a large Black population. Clendaniel recently got an 18-year sentence for her part in the plot.

https://apnews.com/article/brandon-russell-maryland-power-grid-attack-plot-neonazi-9e6d8ff8c7695e356f566cce8caa902b

#BrandonRussell #AtomwaffenDivision #FuckThatGuy #Baltimore #NeoNazis #fcknzs #AWD #Terrorgram #accelerationism #racism #AntiBlackness

Neo-Nazi group leader sentenced to 20 years in prison for planned Maryland power grid attack

The founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring with his girlfriend to plan an attack on Maryland’s power grid in furtherance of their shared racist beliefs. Brandon Russell was convicted by a jury earlier this year in federal court in Baltimore. U.S. District Judge James Bredar imposed the maximum sentence allowed following a sentencing hearing Thursday. Russell's co-defendant, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, was previously sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to her role in the plot.

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Update on #BrandonRussell: He's now in prison for 20 years

#farright #extrêmedroite

Weltschmerz à GogoMar 22, 2025

A solid review of Brandon Russell's sordid career, from Atomwaffen Division to prison to Terrorgram and back to prison, with a particular focus on his trial for plotting to destroy the power grid around Baltimore. He was found guilty on Feb. 3, and is looking at up to 20 years for that; sentencing is scheduled for June 17.

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hate-watch/neo-nazi-network-terrorgram-court-planned-attack-substation/

#BrandonRussell #FuckThatGuy #AtomwaffenDivision #AWD #Terrorgram #Telegram #infrastructure #PowerGrid #fascism #NeoNazis #fcknzs #accelerationism

Neo-Nazi network ‘Terrorgram’ goes to court over planned attack on substation

A federal criminal court case against Atomwaffen Division co-founder Brandon Clint Russell provided a glimpse into the sources, tools and tactics that the Biden administration used to penetrate and dismantle a loose, international network of neo-Nazi terrorists known as “Terrorgram.” Russell, 29, was found guilty on Feb. 3 of conspiring to damage an energy facility, […]

Southern Poverty Law Center
Anonymous GermanyFeb 6, 2023

#BrandonRussell, US-Anführer der #Neonazi-#Terrorgruppe #AtomwaffenDivision, wurde vor kurzem aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, nachdem er eine Haftstrafe wegen des Besitzes von Sprengstoff abgesessen hatte.

Noch auf Bewährung wurde er nun erneut verhaftet.

Zusammen mit seiner Freundin Sarah Beth Clendaniel wollte er fünf Umspannwerke im Raum Baltimore angreifen, in der Hoffnung, "die ganze Stadt vollständig zu zerstören", wie das US-Justizministerium berichtet.
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5v4pq/baltimore-power-grid-attack-arrest-atomwaffen

Neo-Nazi Couple Arrested for Alleged Plot to Attack Power Grid and ‘Destroy Whole City’

Brandon Russell, leader of neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, and his prison-girlfriend allegedly plotted to attack five Baltimore-area energy stations.