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A Bellingham woman was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year in prison for railroad sabotage.

Samantha Frances Brooks was sentenced on Friday, October 8th, in U.S. District Court to six months in prison followed by four months of home monitoring and three years probation.

Bellingham woman pleads guilty to terrorist attack on railway Multiple incidents along the railroad tracks in Whatcom and Skagit counties have lead to federal indictments and unanswered questions. Author: Steve Soliz, Associated Press Published: 9:53 PM PDT August 3, 2021 Updated: 9:14 AM PDT August 4, 2021 WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — A Bellingham woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to a terrorist attack and violence against Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway in northwestern Washington.  Samantha Brooks and Ellen Reiche were each i...

Officials inspect the aftermath of an oil train fire in Custer, Washington, on Dec. 24. Credit: courtesy Lummi Nation Department of Natural Resources What led to Whatcom oil-train disaster? Investigators eye equipment, tracks, even sabotage By at 7:24 pm Even though an oil train derailed and burned for hours that day, government officials and oil-industry critics alike say the Puget Sound region got lucky on December 22. The mile-long train full of fossil fuel happened to spill near two refineries with specialized firefighting brigades and far from any population ce...

By John Friend Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Washington announced recently that terror charges have been lodged in Bellingham, Wash. against two women related to sabotage and violence against a railroad carrier after they were caught placing a “shunt” on railroad tracks operated by BNSF Railway. BNSF is one of the largest railroad carriers in the United States. Samantha Brookes, 27, and Ellen Reiche, 23, both of Bellingham, were arrested on Nov. 28 after they were caught on surveillance video placing a shunt on the railroad tracks in a deliberate effort to disrupt and sab...