Three Men Plead Guilty to Vandalizing SUVs

Three young men pleaded guilty to vandalizing more than 25 sport utility vehicles, construction equipment and building sites on behalf of a radical environmental group.

The three, who were in high school at the time of the attacks in the Richmond suburbs in 2002, face up to five years in prison at sentencing in April. They must also repay more than $200,000. They were affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front.

Adam Blackwell, 20, and Aaron Linas and John Wade, both 18, vandalized construction equipment being used to build a mall and defaced the SUVs at a car dealership, prosecutors said.