Suspect in attack on power facility in Las Vegas said it was for “greater good”

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According to police reports, a guy accused of carrying out a terrorist attack against a power plant in Las Vegas claimed that when he set a car on fire close to a transformer

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According to a Metro Police investigation, it was done for the "greater good," which he characterised as renewable energy, rather than with the goal to sabotage.

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At Boulder Beach in Lake Mead on Thursday, police detained 34-year-old Mohammed Mesmarian.

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Police said that even though he was apprehended without incident, he made an attempt to flee and justified it by claiming that he had to at least try.

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He was charged with first-degree arson, third-degree arson, and committing an act of terrorism after being arrested at the Clark County Detention Center.

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Destroying or harming another person's real or personal property and criminal prisoner escape, according to the police.

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According to reports, Mesmarian entered the Mega Solar Array facility on January 3. He drove through a barbed-wire fence protecting a transformer control 

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According to authorities, surveillance footage shows Mesmarian parking the automobile near a retention pit and lighting it on fire.

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The car allegedly entered the retention pit after the driver allegedly tried to move it ahead by putting a brick or rock on the pedal.

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