The defense attorney for a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi arrested after federal agents found bomb-making materials in his Florida apartment says allegations that his client was planning a bombing are a “pure fabrication.”
Ian Goldstein made the remark on Tuesday after a hearing during which a judge delayed deciding whether to release Russell on a $200,000 bond.
Federal prosecutors say Russell’s roommate Devon Arthurs killed two other roommates and told them that Russell had been planning to use explosive materials found in the unit to bomb civilians, synagogues and nuclear plants. Arthurs now faces two murder counts in state court for the slayings.
Goldstein called Arthurs a “double murderer trying to help himself who has clear mental issues.”
The judge said Tuesday that if Russell is released, he will be required to wear a monitoring device, and will not be allowed to use a computer “to promote or engage in neo-Nazi activities during the pretrial period.”
