Shannen Rossmiller

The prosecution wanted to give him a death penalty for what he did. He wanted to kill a lot of U.S. troops, but the court dropped the death penalty. So the prosecution was trying to get Ryan sentenced to life in prison. Shannon was ordered under subpoena to testify again for the sentencing. She didn't expect it to go well, and it didn't.

The prosecution wanted to give him a death penalty for what he did. He wanted to kill a lot of U.S. troops, but the court dropped the death penalty. So the prosecution was trying to get Ryan sentenced to life in prison. Shannon was ordered under subpoena to testify again for the sentencing. She didn't expect it to go well, and it didn't.

On August 30th, Shannon showed up to the courthouse and she was standing in line for the security checks to get into the building. And as she went through the scanner, all these alarms started going off. She was confused but taken to a back room and she says she was strip-searched. It was humiliating because she knew she wasn't carrying anything.

On August 30th, Shannon showed up to the courthouse and she was standing in line for the security checks to get into the building. And as she went through the scanner, all these alarms started going off. She was confused but taken to a back room and she says she was strip-searched. It was humiliating because she knew she wasn't carrying anything.

When she finally got into the courthouse, her nerves were even more shredded. Her testimony lasted five hours in total. That's a long time to be on a witness stand. She detailed everything that she did online and how. Yeah, so all the communications with Ryan, it was all revealed. She just wanted it to be over. And she was relieved when she finally got to leave the courthouse that day.

When she finally got into the courthouse, her nerves were even more shredded. Her testimony lasted five hours in total. That's a long time to be on a witness stand. She detailed everything that she did online and how. Yeah, so all the communications with Ryan, it was all revealed. She just wanted it to be over. And she was relieved when she finally got to leave the courthouse that day.

But as she walked to her car, it was like surrounded by people. People in white hazmat suits, like hoods up, masks on. They were inspecting her car. They told her the bomb squad dogs had detected explosive residue on the door handle and the trunk. And she just looked at him like, what? And the media filmed it all while she just stood there not knowing what to do or what to think.

But as she walked to her car, it was like surrounded by people. People in white hazmat suits, like hoods up, masks on. They were inspecting her car. They told her the bomb squad dogs had detected explosive residue on the door handle and the trunk. And she just looked at him like, what? And the media filmed it all while she just stood there not knowing what to do or what to think.

The police took her back to her hotel, and the forensics team came to her hotel with her to check it out. They also wanted to search all her belongings and put her in a different hotel room, one that wasn't in her name. Nobody knew how serious of a threat this was. Was their real intention to kill her or just intimidate her?

The police took her back to her hotel, and the forensics team came to her hotel with her to check it out. They also wanted to search all her belongings and put her in a different hotel room, one that wasn't in her name. Nobody knew how serious of a threat this was. Was their real intention to kill her or just intimidate her?

Whatever it was, all this got under her skin, but she had to see it through. A few days later, on September 3rd, she went back to court to watch closing ceremonies, and just under five hours later, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on all counts, and that Ryan Anderson was sentenced to life in prison. Wow. She did it. It was over. She stopped a terrorist attack. She saved lives.

Whatever it was, all this got under her skin, but she had to see it through. A few days later, on September 3rd, she went back to court to watch closing ceremonies, and just under five hours later, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on all counts, and that Ryan Anderson was sentenced to life in prison. Wow. She did it. It was over. She stopped a terrorist attack. She saved lives.

She really did. That guy was dangerous, radicalized, and was bent on causing harm and destruction to U.S. troops in Iraq. If it wasn't for her, people would have surely died. She felt great that she wanted to do something and did something, but it came at an expense. Now her life was in danger. So she got back home to Montana, constantly worried if there's an impending attack planned against her.

She really did. That guy was dangerous, radicalized, and was bent on causing harm and destruction to U.S. troops in Iraq. If it wasn't for her, people would have surely died. She felt great that she wanted to do something and did something, but it came at an expense. Now her life was in danger. So she got back home to Montana, constantly worried if there's an impending attack planned against her.

It was harder to sleep at night for a while. The enormity of what she was involved with was starting to sink in. She kept getting threats online. But that's just words. Day after day went by, and things were fine in person. Life sort of went back to normal for her. September, October, November passes. Life was kind of uneventful. Things were settling down.

It was harder to sleep at night for a while. The enormity of what she was involved with was starting to sink in. She kept getting threats online. But that's just words. Day after day went by, and things were fine in person. Life sort of went back to normal for her. September, October, November passes. Life was kind of uneventful. Things were settling down.

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If you want to improve the security of your organization, give them a call. I'm sure they can help. But the founder of the company, John Strand, is a teacher, and he's made it a mission to make Black Hills Information Security world-class in security training. You can learn things like penetration testing, securing the cloud, breaching the cloud, digital forensics, and so much more.

If you want to improve the security of your organization, give them a call. I'm sure they can help. But the founder of the company, John Strand, is a teacher, and he's made it a mission to make Black Hills Information Security world-class in security training. You can learn things like penetration testing, securing the cloud, breaching the cloud, digital forensics, and so much more.