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Richard Colvin Reid
Richard Colvin Reid (born 12 August 1973), also known as the "Shoe Bomber", is a British terrorist who perpetrated the failed shoe bombing attempt against a transatlantic flight in 2001. Born to a father who was a career criminal, Reid converted to Islam as a young man in prison after years as a petty criminal. Later he became radicalized and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda. On 22 December 2001, Reid boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on the plane, which landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, the closest US airport. He was arrested, charged, and indicted. In 2002, Reid pleaded guilty in US federal court to eight federal criminal counts of terrorism, based on his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in flight. He was sentenced to three life terms plus 110 years in prison without parole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth County Correctional Facility
Plymouth County Correctional Facility is located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth, Massachusetts Operated by the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department. The prison is the largest prison in Plymouth. The prison is known for housing several celebrity inmates, most notably ''Survivor: Borneo, Survivor'' winner Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant), Richard Hatch, shoe-bomber Richard Reid (shoe bomber), Richard Reid, former President of Liberia Charles Taylor (Liberia), Charles Taylor, reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, as well as multiple murderer Gary Lee Sampson, Gary Sampson, and former New England crime boss Frank Salemme, Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme. Juveniles charged with murder and juveniles with adult sentences are held within a Massachusetts Department of Youth Services-operated facility inside the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
