NY Men Accused of Death-Ray Terror Plot

Eric J. Feight - Glendon S. Crawford
(Albany, New York)

The full complaint against two local men in custody reveals that undercover FBI agents posed as people who claimed to be aiding them in plans to develop an X-ray radiation emitting device to kill targeted people.

It also states that just days ago both 49-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford of Galway and 54-year-old Eric Feight of Hudson had plans to meet at a local hotel to test elements of the device.

"What they were engaged in, in terms of putting this particular device together with its truly deadly capability, that presented a significant danger to the public,” said Executive Assistant US John Duncan.

That danger, according to the lengthy criminal complaint, was fueled by Crawford's ill feelings towards Muslims.

According to the complaint, when referring to killing Muslims with the device, Crawford said it would be like "Hiroshima on a light switch," and, "everything with respiration would be dead by the morning."

Frankly, I'm unconvinced that Feight and Crawford could create an X-ray radiation emitter. However, they could get lucky. In any event, they got the attention of the FBI.

Both men are being held without bail and face possible 15-year sentences and $250,000 fines if convicted.