JACKSONVILLE, AR — Barking dogs were the only ones to greets us when we showed up Saturday afternoon to the home where Jason Woodring, 37, lived.
But it was clear from the warning signs posted and tarps that blocked view of the backyard that security and privacy were an issue.
“Did you feel safe living around him?” we asked neighbor Donna Crane. “No,” she replied.
Agents from the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force were called to Woodring’s home Friday after neighbors reported hearing a loud explosion.
At the home, agents noticed a blue hose that matched one used in an August incident where power lines were cut down and dragged across train tracks.
“I’m not surprised,” Crane said of the news that Woodring had been arrested by the FBI.
Federal agents say Woodring admitted responsibility for the August case and for two other incidents where parts of the power grid where sabotaged.
That includes on September 29th when an Entergy substation was set on fire, and the words “you should have expected us” were inscribed across a metal panel.
Agents say Woodring also admitted to using a stolen tractor to pull down power lines near his home last weekend — an incident that caused 9,000 people to lose power.
“I feel sorry for him, but I’m glad to know that it’s probably a safer neighborhood without him around,” Crane said.
US Attorney Chris Thyer issued a statement Saturday saying, in part:
“The citizens of central Arkansas can rest a bit easier today with the arrest of Jason Woodring. The power grid attacks had the potential to put many lives at risk.”
Woodring is charged with destruction of an energy facility. He is expected to appear in front of a federal judge on Tuesday.
But it was clear from the warning signs posted and tarps that blocked view of the backyard that security and privacy were an issue.
“Did you feel safe living around him?” we asked neighbor Donna Crane. “No,” she replied.
Agents from the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force were called to Woodring’s home Friday after neighbors reported hearing a loud explosion.
At the home, agents noticed a blue hose that matched one used in an August incident where power lines were cut down and dragged across train tracks.
“I’m not surprised,” Crane said of the news that Woodring had been arrested by the FBI.
Federal agents say Woodring admitted responsibility for the August case and for two other incidents where parts of the power grid where sabotaged.
That includes on September 29th when an Entergy substation was set on fire, and the words “you should have expected us” were inscribed across a metal panel.
Agents say Woodring also admitted to using a stolen tractor to pull down power lines near his home last weekend — an incident that caused 9,000 people to lose power.
“I feel sorry for him, but I’m glad to know that it’s probably a safer neighborhood without him around,” Crane said.
US Attorney Chris Thyer issued a statement Saturday saying, in part:
“The citizens of central Arkansas can rest a bit easier today with the arrest of Jason Woodring. The power grid attacks had the potential to put many lives at risk.”
Woodring is charged with destruction of an energy facility. He is expected to appear in front of a federal judge on Tuesday.
