Maryland woman arrested over alleged plot to attack electrical grid

Sarah Beth Clendaniel allegedly conspired with neo-Nazi leader Brandon Russell to disable local power grid via ‘sniper attacks’

A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said on Monday.

The arrest of Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Baltimore county, was the latest in a series across the country as authorities warn that electrical infrastructure could be a vulnerable target for domestic terrorists. It wasn’t immediately clear on Monday whether she had a lawyer to speak on her behalf.