Former 1970s radical and 25-year fugitive Sara Jane Olson, also known as Kathleen Ann Soliah, was arrested in 1999 after being featured on the TV show America's Most Wanted. Olsen pleaded guilty in 2001 to a 1975 attempt to bomb police cars with the "urban guerrilla" group the Symbionese Liberation Army.FOXNews.com: California Due to Release Convicted Domestic Terrorist (March 15, 2009)
Olsen returned to Minnesota after being released on parole, arriving on March 19, 2009. Despite objections from police officials in California as well as Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and the state attorney general, Olson was legally released by the California parole board to serve her parole in her home state.Fox News: Released Radical Returns... (March 19, 2009)
Kathleen Ann Soliah spent over twenty-five years on the run for her involvement in the attempted murder of several Los Angeles police officers in 1975, as well as her role in robbing a Sacramento bank, all of which she participated in as a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Living under the assumed name Sara Jane Olsen in Minnesota, Soliah married and had three daughters, was a stay at home mom and an active volunteer in her community when she was arrested.FOXNews.com: California Due to Release Convicted Domestic Terrorist (March 15, 2009)
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Olson began parole after serving almost seven years in a California prison, on March 17, 2009. She requested to serve out parole in Minnesota, where she was apprehended. Governor Tim Pawlenty indicated there were no laws preventing her from returning to the state but the Los Angeles police union asked Governor Schwarzenegger to deny the request.The New York Times: Former S.L.A. Radical to be Released (March 17, 2009)
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Planted nail bombs beneath police cars in retaliation for a shooting that had killed six SLA members Minnesota Public Radio: Olson pleads guilty (November 1, 2001)
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Was on the run for over 25 years in relation to the attempted murders on police, as well as a deadly bank robberyFOXNews.com: California Due to Release Convicted Domestic Terrorist (March 15, 2009)
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Was prematurely released on parole in March of 2008, which led to her arrest and reincarceration five days laterFOXNews.com: California Due to Release Convicted Domestic Terrorist (March 15, 2009)
