March 2005: Environmental Activist Sentenced in Utah Firebombing

Environmental activist Justus A. Ireland is sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to setting a fire at a lumberyard in West Jordan, Utah, last year. The arson caused $1.5 million in damage, destroying a building and some forklifts. Ireland sent a fax to news media claiming responsibility on behalf of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF—see 1997). [Anti-Defamation League, 2005]