Overview

• At Westminster Magistrates' Court, defense counsel said expert evidence on alleged political interference will be introduced later in the case, with no extradition ruling expected until later this year.
• U.S. prosecutors told the court they recovered a magazine used by the Animal Liberation Brigade for communiqués at the suspect’s home and ingredients for improvised explosive devices in his car.
• San Diego was arrested in north Wales on November 25, 2024, after years on the run under an alias, and U.S. authorities confirmed his identity using photos of distinctive tattoos.
• He is charged in a 2004 U.S. indictment with explosives offenses tied to blasts at Chiron in Emeryville and a nail bomb at Shaklee in Pleasanton in 2003, attacks claimed by the Revolutionary Cells — Animal Liberation Brigade; no injuries were reported.
• The defense argued a subsequent indictment would expose him to at least 35 years in prison with guidelines around 37 to 39 years and a potential 90-year term if a terrorism enhancement is applied, noting there is no parole.