Ex-Boeing employee to plead guilty to copter sabotage, lawyer says

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, August, 2008 | by WILLIAM BENDER benderw@phillynews.com 215-854-5255

A former Boeing Co. assembly-line worker from Bucks County will plead guilty to sabotaging a $24 million Army helicopter in May by severing a bundle of electrical wires, according to his lawyer.

Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid yesterday formally charged Matthew Montgomery, 33, of Trevose, with a felony count of damaging government property. He was arrested about a week after the May 10 incident.

"This case is not about mere vandalism," Magid said. "It involves damage to property that is vital to our military. Any action that delays delivery of materiel or that endangers the integrity of Army aircraft affects the safety of the men and women who are serving our country, and will not be tolerated."

Public defender Maranna Meehan said that Montgomery is "very...

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