Illinois: Anthrax hoax suspect sentenced to 30 years
A man suspected of mailing fake anthrax letters to abortion clinics nationwide after escaping from jail was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison on firearms, stolen-car and escape charges.
Clayton Lee Waagner who once claimed he was on a mission from God to kill abortion providers was sentenced to 27 years in prison for federal charges of interstate transport of a stolen vehicle and illegal possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to another 37 months for escaping from the DeWitt County Jail last February. The sentences will be served consecutively.
Waagner said he felt no remorse for his actions.
He is suspected of sending more than 550 anthrax hoax letters to abortion clinics after his escape. The envelopes contained white powder and letters signed "Army of God."
Tennessee: Couple drowns, son hurt; storm death toll at 5
A couple drowned and their 7-year-old son was critically injured when their car ran off a road and into a rain-swollen creek, bringing Tennessee's storm-related death toll to five.
More than 8 inches of rain has fallen in some areas since Wednesday, swamping roads, spilling creeks over their banks, damaging homes and forcing schools to close.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Friday that at least 25 of Tennessee's 95 counties had flood damage. Central Tennessee was hardest hit, especially south of Nashville.
Jeffrey Ashby, 31, and his wife Melissa, 34, drowned Thursday night when their small sedan ran off a Bedford County road, down an embankment and overturned into a creek, authorities said.
Friday's forecast offered a break from the rain. The next chance of rain was not until Tuesday.
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