Olympia woman must return to prison for 2001 UW arson
Jun 22, 2012, 11:36 AM | Updated: 12:58 pm
Investigators take a look at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture building following an arson fire in 2001. (AP file photo)
(AP file photo)
A former Olympia woman is sentenced to four years in
prison
for what federal prosecutors call a dangerous act of
domestic terrorism.
Briana Waters, 36, admitted the explosive used to set a
2001
arson that destroyed the University of Washington’s Center
for Urban Horticulture, was built in her garage. She also
said that she helped drive it to Seattle and that she
served
as lookout during the attack.
Since Waters has already served 37 months in prison, she
will have to return to complete 11 more months.
The U.S. Attorney says the fire bombing was among a string
of 17 arsons committed by radical groups across the west,
doing tens of millions of dollars in damage.
At Friday’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Ronald
Leighton told Waters, “you have had a corrosive effect on
the respect for the law.”
Three other defendants were given sentences between three
and seven years. A fifth defendant committed suicide.
