AP report that (original report link):
— “A woman who shot her white supremacist husband while he slept — leading to the discovery of Nazi memorabilia, an arsenal of weapons and bomb-making materials in their home — won’t have to go to prison for killing the man she said subjected her and their daughter to years of extreme abuse.”
— “Amber Cummings, 32, was allowed to go free Thursday after being handed a suspended sentence in the death of James Cummings at their house in Belfast.
— “Cummings used a battered-woman defense, claiming she killed her husband to protect herself and their daughter, who was 9 at the time. Defense lawyer Eric Morse graphically described how James Cummings lived in a sadistic world of darkness and hate where he ridiculed, abused and debased his wife during their decade-long marriage.”
— “The killing drew the FBI’s attention after Nazi mementos, radioactive materials and instructions on how to build a ‘dirty bomb’ were found in their home.”
— “Her husband was angered by Barack Obama’s election as president and the bomb-making materials were discovered near the time of Obama’s inauguration, but law enforcement officials said the public was not at risk.”
— “He told people he was fascinated by Adolph Hitler and said he had a collection of Nazi memorabilia.”
— “And he was actively amassing bomb-making materials in the wake of the 2008 presidential election.”
February 10, 2009 – Bangor Daily News: “Report: ‘Dirty bomb’ parts found in slain man’s home”
— “It says that four 1-gallon containers of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide, uranium, thorium, lithium metal, thermite, aluminum powder, beryllium, boron, black iron oxide and magnesium ribbon were found in the home.
— “Also found was literature on how to build ‘dirty bombs’ and information about cesium-137, strontium-90 and cobalt-60, radioactive materials. The FBI report also stated there was evidence linking James Cummings to white supremacist groups. This would seem to confirm observations by local tradesmen who worked at the Cummings home that he was an ardent admirer of Adolf Hitler and had a collection of Nazi memorabilia around the house, including a prominently displayed flag with swastika. Cummings claimed to have pieces of Hitler’s personal silverware and place settings, painter Mike Robbins said a few days after the shooting.”
— “An application for membership in the National Socialist Movement filled out by Cummings also was found in the residence, according to the report. Cummings’ wife, Amber B. Cummings, 31, told investigators that her husband spoke of ‘dirty bombs,’ according to the report, and mixed chemicals in her kitchen sink.”
— R.E.A.L. Posting, March 12, 2009: Maine – Report of Neo-Nazi, White Supremacist Dirty Bomb Plot
