CHICAGO — Prosecutors charged two more activists Sunday with crimes tied to the NATO summit, accusing one of boasting that he could blow up a downtown bridge and that he had concealed some explosives in a hollowed-out Harry Potter novel.
Defense attorneys said after a court hearing that the allegations were trumped up by informants or undercover officers known as “Mo” and “Gloves.” The aim, they say, was to scare NATO protesters.
“He is being targeted because of his beliefs,” defense attorney Molly Armour said of her client, Sebastian Senakiewicz. “These charges are extremely sensational.”
Senakiewicz, 24, of Chicago, is charged with falsely making a terrorist threat. Mark Neiweem, 28, of Chicago is charged with attempted possession of explosives or incendiary devices after he allegedly sought materials for a pipe bomb.
Three activists were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails and planning to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters and other targets.
