A 41-year-old Montclair man named Christopher Greene was arrested yesterday afternoon in Brattleboro, Vermont after his mother found an assault weapon in their apartment and plans to go on a shooting spree there. Greene's mother brought the weapon to Montclair police station Tuesday afternoon. Greene, who went to school at Marlboro College near Brattleboro, appeared to be planning a series of sniper attacks like the ones in Virginia and Maryland in 2002, and also had plans of the Brattleboro Amtrak station. But he was believed to be a scouting mission because he didn't have a gun on him at the time of arrest. More details in the Ledger story here.
When we read this story, the name Christopher Greene rang a bell, and sure enough it was a Christopher Green -- without the e at the end -- who shot up the Montclair Post Office on March 21, 1995. Four men died in that attack; one survived.
Yes, creepy coincidence. I believe the post office shooter is in Leavenworth for the rest of his natural life?