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Woman Charged In Alleged Plot To Attack Baltimore Power Grid Has Criminal History In Maryland

Photo Caption: A Baltimore County woman accused of plotting with a neo-Nazi from Florida to <a href="https://www.wbaltv.com/article/feds-maryland-woman-plotted-with-florida-man-to-attack-baltimores-power-grid/42777717">attack Baltimore&apos;s power grid</a> also has a lengthy criminal history in Maryland.

A Baltimore County woman accused of plotting with a neo-Nazi from Florida to attack Baltimore’s power grid also has a lengthy criminal history in Maryland.

Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, and alleged co-conspirator Brandon Clint Russell, of Orlando, Florida, both remain in federal custody Tuesday after their arrests by the FBI.

Clendaniel, 34, has a history of criminal and civil cases in Cecil County dating back to at least 2005.

As a mother, she was sued for custody and child support. Online court records include her handwritten letters to judges that detail a history of “substance abuse” leading to “criminal activities.”

Clendaniel has been convicted of theft, assault and robbery. She pleaded guilty in 2016 to a case in which police said she was machete when she robbed a string of convenience stores for cigarettes and cash. She was sentenced to nine years in prison.

The federal case against Clendaniel also triggered action at the state level after a felony case was reopened. According to a court document filed Monday, if and when Clendaniel is released, Maryland authorities will be ready and waiting to arrest her.

WBAL-TV 11 News knocked on the door of a Catonsville condominium, where a man on the other side of the door told our crew to leave. Some neighbors answered their doors and told 11 News how they saw FBI agents at the property.

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