Little Rock, Arkansas – Jason Woodring, a 37-year-old man from Jacksonville, was indicted on eight counts related to his attacks on the power grid in Central Arkansas. Woodring is currently in federal custody.
The charges include a terrorist attack against a railroad carrier, destruction of an energy facility, use of a fire to commit a felony, and possession of an unregistered short-barrelled shotgun with an obliterated serial number.
According to the indictment, Woodring is accused of sabotaging a high voltage power line support tower on August 21, 2013, causing a power outage in Cabot, Arkansas. He is also accused of setting a fire at an Extra High Voltage (EHV) switching station in Scott, Arkansas, on September 29, 2013, and cutting down two power poles, pulling down one with a stolen tractor on October 6, 2013, causing a power outage in Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Woodring faces up to life in prison and/or not more than five years of supervised release after prison for the terrorist attack against a railroad carrier. The charge of destruction of an energy facility carries a possible sentence of not more than 20 years in prison. Use of a fire to commit a felony has a statutory sentence of ten years consecutive to the underlying felony.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Union Pacific Police, Entergy, First Electric, Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office, Cabot Police, Arkansas State Police, Conway Police Department, Little Rock Police Department and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Assistant United States Attorney Michael Gordon is prosecuting this case for the United States.
Woodring is charged with the following counts:
Count One: Terrorist attack against a railroad carrier (August 21, 2013)
Count Two: Destruction of an energy facility (August 21, 2013)
Count Three: Destruction of an energy facility (September 29, 2013)
Count Four: Use of a fire to commit a felony (September 29, 2013)
Count Five: Malicious use of fire (September 29, 2013)
Count Six: Destruction of an energy facility (October 6, 2013)
Count Seven: Possession of an unregistered short-barrelled shotgun with an obliterated serial number
Count Eight: Possession of firearms and ammunition while addicted to methamphetamine
The charges set forth in an Indictment are merely allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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