EUGENE, Ore. -- Three suspects have pleaded guilty to eco-terrorism charges.
Kevin Tubbs, 37, Kendall Tankersley, 29, and Darren Thurston, 36, admitted to arsons at a ranger station, several lumber mills, wild horse corrals and two meat-packing plants.
They admitted to trying to intimidate and coerce federal agencies, private businesses and the public through sabotage and mass destruction.
As part of the plea deal, all three agreed to cooperate in the continuing investigation of 10 others in a series of firebombings around the Northwest from 1996 to 2001. The Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for those acts. | Could be the break the FBI needs to roll up a bunch of these guys. They've been trying to get someone to spill his guts for a long time. |
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