More Charges In Ecoterrorism Probe
Dharun Ravi, center, listens to a court officer with his attorneys Philip Nettl, left, and Steve Altman, during his sentencing in New Brunswick, N.J., Monday, May 21, 2012. Ravi, a former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to watch his roommate kiss another man days before the roommate killed himself was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail. A judge also gave 20-year-old Dharun Ravi three years of probation. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) / Mel Evans
Two people have been charged in a federal investigation of a string of Northwest arsons claimed by the shadowy radical groups Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front, authorities said Wednesday.
Jonathan Paul, 39, was arrested Tuesday on charges that he helped firebomb a horsemeat packing plant in Redmond, Ore., in 1997, said Diane Peterson, spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Portland.
Suzanne Savoie, 28, remained at large, Peterson said. She was charged with serving as a lookout for the 2001 firebombing of the offices of a lumber mill in Glendale, Ore.
Each suspect faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Meanwhile, three alleged eco-terrorists who are members of the Earth Liberation Front were ordered held without bail by a federal court in Sacramento, reports CBS News correspondent Jerry Bowen. The FBI says their arrests on several targets.
The ALF has claimed responsibility for the slaughterhouse fire. It caused an estimated $1 million in damage, but 100 horses in nearby corrals survived.
Paul allegedly set the fire with the help of a woman, who was unnamed in the criminal complaint.
The ELF claimed responsibility for the lumber mill fire.
The FBI says that ELF is the nation's number one domestic terror group – targeting anything they believe exploits earth's resources, reports Bowen.
The two suspects bring to nine the number of people charged in a series of arsons from 1996 to 2001 in Oregon and Washington. They include torchings of two lumber mill offices, a tree farm, an SUV dealer and two federal research labs.
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Jonathan Paul, 39, was arrested Tuesday on charges that he helped firebomb a horsemeat packing plant in Redmond, Ore., in 1997, said Diane Peterson, spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Portland.
Suzanne Savoie, 28, remained at large, Peterson said. She was charged with serving as a lookout for the 2001 firebombing of the offices of a lumber mill in Glendale, Ore.
Each suspect faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Meanwhile, three alleged eco-terrorists who are members of the Earth Liberation Front were ordered held without bail by a federal court in Sacramento, reports CBS News correspondent Jerry Bowen. The FBI says their arrests on several targets.
The ALF has claimed responsibility for the slaughterhouse fire. It caused an estimated $1 million in damage, but 100 horses in nearby corrals survived.
Paul allegedly set the fire with the help of a woman, who was unnamed in the criminal complaint.
The ELF claimed responsibility for the lumber mill fire.
The FBI says that ELF is the nation's number one domestic terror group – targeting anything they believe exploits earth's resources, reports Bowen.
The two suspects bring to nine the number of people charged in a series of arsons from 1996 to 2001 in Oregon and Washington. They include torchings of two lumber mill offices, a tree farm, an SUV dealer and two federal research labs.
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