John J. Ford

In Custody
Full name:John Ford
Date of birth:1948
Age:78
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1990s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
29 Years 3 Months 2 Days
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Biography

John J. Ford, age 47, was president of the Long Island UFO Network. He and two co-conspirators were arrested in June 1996 over a plot to use radium-laced canisters to murder Suffolk County Republican leader John Powell and two county officials, accusing the local government of covering up UFO sightings. Found incompetent to stand trial.

Case

Suffolk County jail / state psychiatric facility
Charges: New York state conspiracy and possession charges related to plot to deploy radium against Suffolk County officials
Arrested: Jun 10, 1997
Incarcerated: Jun 10, 1997
Sentence: Charged but not tried; civil commitment Verdict as recorded: No - found incompetent to stand trial
Convicted: No
Institution State: New York

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