Arizona woman accused of mailing bomb-making instructions to inmate spouse
PHOENIX — An Arizona woman accused of mailing bomb-making instructions and promotional materials from terrorist groups to a state prison in what investigators say was a plot to kill a warden was booked on suspicion of terrorism.
Police say Michelle Marie Bastian, 49, of Florence, sent articles from al-Qaida and Islamic State magazines that were found in the cell where her husband is serving a life sentence for murder.
Investigators say her husband, Thomas Orville Bastian, converted to Islam after entering prison and later became radicalized.
Michelle Bastian was booked on suspicion of terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to promote prison contraband.
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