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Suspects plead not guilty in Southern California bombing plot
Four members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front were indicted for plotting bomb attacks on multiple Southern California logistics centers, aiming to resist capitalism and colonial governance.
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said suspects from Los Angeles pleaded not guilty, with Carroll and Page entering pleas Monday and Lai earlier this month in federal court.
- Officials said the suspects were tied to an offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, described as anti-capitalist and anti-government; the indictment says they belonged to a radical faction communicating via the chat Order of the Black Lotus.
- Photos filed with court records show bomb-making materials at the desert campsite, and prosecutors say Carroll planned to bomb five or more 'Amazon-type' logistical centers, while a grand jury indicted the four.
- Trial for Carroll, Page and Lai is scheduled to begin Feb. 17, and if convicted, Carroll and Page could face life in prison while Anthony-Gaffield and Lai could face 25 years.
- Court records say members discussed future attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and vehicles with pipe bombs, and filings explain 'Turtle Island' as an Indigenous term for North America.
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Two people accused of planning coordinated attacks on New Year’s Eve in Southern California pleaded not guilty on Monday on federal charges. Audrey Carroll, a 30-year-old resident of Southern Los Angeles, and Zachary Aaron Page, a 32-year-old resident of Torrance, appeared before a federal court in Los Angeles on charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, provide and attempt to provide material support to terrorists and possessio…
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