NBC: Ohio Man Charged With Plotting to Bomb U.S. Capitol

Published January 14, 2015 10:24pm ET



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NBC NEWS — An Ohio man was arrested Wednesday and accused of planning to attack the U.S. Capitol, U.S officials told NBC News. But the officials said the man, identified as Christopher Cornell, 20, was dealing with an undercover agent the entire time and was never in a position to carry out his plan.

“There was never a danger to the public,” an official told NBC News.

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