A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to attacks on central Arkansas' power grid in 2013, U.S. Attorney Christopher Thyer announced in a news release.
Jason Woodring, 38, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to destruction of an energy facility, using fire to commit a felony and being an illegal drug user in possession of firearms and ammunition, the release states.
The United States and Woodring have agreed that he should be sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for the attacks, Thyer said.
U.S. District Judge Bill Wilson will determine Woodring's sentence and restitution at a hearing June 18.
The attacks include sabotaging an electrical support tower and downing a power line onto a railroad track near Cabot, setting fire to a switching station in Scott and cutting down two power poles in Jacksonville between August and October of 2013, the release states.
All of the attacks totaled more than $4.5 million in damage, Thyer said.
Woodring was indicted by a federal grand jury in November of 2013 and has remained in federal custody since that time, the release states.
Woodring was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation in December of 2013, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette previously reported.
Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.