Homegrown Terrorists:  The FBI has documented a dramatic increase in domestic Islamist extremist activity, more than at any time since 9/11 according to a former White House counter terrorism adviser.  An ABC news story by Jason Ryan, Pierre Thomas and Xorje Olivares reports that law enforcement sources are deeply concerned about the unprecedented spike in homegrown terrorists that have been identified since 2009.  The story discusses several including (1) Zachary Chesser, who was playing high school football in Virginia two years ago and is now facing charges for assisting terrorists who killed 73 world cup fans in Uganda, and (2) Chicagoan David Headley, who was recently convicted of helping plan a terrorist attack in Mumbai which killed 170.

Florida Releases Child Molester Sentenced to 315: WFTV out of Florida reports that a Brevard County man sentenced to 315 years will soon walk free after serving only thirteen years.  In the early 1990's, Thomas Spioch was arrested for molesting young boys, some of whom Spioch met while he was working at a Coast Guard auxiliary unit.  While behind bars, Spioch and his mother conspired to kill several people, including witnesses, a prosecutor, and a detective.  (See WFTV story here.)  Spioch was originally sentenced in 1997 to 315 years, but as a result of successful appeals was set to go free in 2007.  Florida managed to keep Spioch behind bars for another three years in a sex offender facility, but doctors now claim he does not meet the criteria for further commitment.  Prosecutors and Spioch's victims remain fearful that he will strike again.