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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state in attacks that left thousands without power on Christmas Day. According to the plea agreement, Crahan, 40, and Greenwood, 32, damaged four power substations on Dec. 25, 2022. The substations targeted were the Graham and Elk Plain substations operated by Tacoma Power and the Kapowsin and Hemlock substations operated by Puget Sound Energy. In all four cases, the men forced their way into fenced areas surrounding the substations and damaged equipment to cause a power outage. Greenwood, also of Puyallup, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to destroy energy facilities.
Persons: Jeremy Crahan, Matthew Greenwood, Tessa M, Gorman, Graham, Crahan, Greenwood Organizations: Court, U.S, Tacoma Power, Puget Sound Energy Locations: TACOMA, Washington, Puyallup, Tacoma, Crahan, Greenwood, Elk
Two men have been charged in the Christmas Day attacks on four power substations near Tacoma, Washington, that left about 14,000 homes and businesses without power, officials said Tuesday. While federal authorities have long said the country's power grid is vulnerable to terrorists domestic and foreign, the suspects may have been motivated by the spoils of burglary, prosecutors said. The federal public defender's office for Western Washington didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The attacks appeared to successfully target the substations' high-side switches, devices that can connect or disconnect a potent power source, authorities said in court filings. The Graham and Elk Plain substations are operated by Tacoma Power; the Kapowsin and Hemlock substations are operated by Puget Sound Energy.
A Tacoma Power crew worked to restore power at an electrical substation damaged by vandals early on Christmas Day. Federal prosecutors have charged two men in the Christmas Day attacks on four power substations in Washington state that left about 15,500 in the dark. Matthew Greenwood , 32 years old, and Jeremy Crahan , 40, were arrested Saturday and charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities, according to the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. Mr. Greenwood was also charged with possession of an unregistered firearm, according to court documents.
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