( CNN ) -- A mohawk-wearing anarchist nicknamed `` Cyco '' was among five men arrested after allegedly conspiring to blow up a bridge about 15 miles south of Cleveland , according to court documents released Tuesday . Douglas L. Wright , 26 , joined alleged co-conspirators Brandon L. Baxter , 20 , a.k.a . `` Skabby , '' and Anthony Hayne , 37 , a.k.a . `` Tony '' and `` Billy , '' in a plot authorities say homed in on the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge , which spans the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and carries a four-lane highway . The men were arrested Monday evening in an FBI sting , but posed no real danger to the public because the explosives they had were inert and were controlled by an undercover FBI employee , the bureau said in a news release . The men have been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive materials to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce . Connor C. Stevens , 20 , and Joshua S. Stafford , 23 , also were arrested , though their charges remain pending . Authorities say at least three of the men are self-proclaimed anarchists who had considered `` a series of evolving plots over several months . '' `` The defendants stand charged based not upon any words or beliefs they might espouse , but based upon their own plans and actions , '' U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said in a statement . They allegedly conspired to acquire plastic explosives ( C-4 ) and build two bombs , affixing them to the bridge 's support columns to be remotely detonated on Monday . Wright , Baxter and a man referred to as C.S . allegedly agreed to pay $ 900 for the devices , as well as separate riot gear , according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court . At first , they 'd considered using smoke grenades to distract local law enforcement in an effort to `` topple financial institution signs atop high rise buildings , '' the complaint says . Wright allegedly was interested in `` The Anarchist Cookbook , '' which describes the construction and use of explosives . `` We can make smoke bombs , we can make plastic explosives . ... It teaches you how to pick locks . It does everything , '' he is alleged to have said . According to the complaint , authorities were first alerted to the beginnings of the alleged scheme last year when an undercover FBI employee attended a protest group 's event . The employee was deployed , the complaint said , because of `` an initial report of potential criminal activity and threats involving anarchists who would be attending . '' During the event on October 21 , 2011 , an undercover FBI employee observed `` four suspicious males with walkie-talkie radios around their necks , '' the complaint says . Some of the men also donned black masks while carrying anarchist flags and `` acted differently than the other people in attendance . '' The men were `` constantly moving through the crowd expressing displeasure at the crowd 's unwillingness to act violently , '' it says . `` During a briefing between protesters and organizers , the organizers explained who would be arrested , emphasizing that they wanted everyone to conduct peaceful civil disobedience , '' the complaint adds . `` One of the original four men turned away and said ' f -- - that ' before the group of men walked away . '' During the course of the alleged plot , however , Baxter later expressed reservations , saying that blowing up a bridge `` would not stop money flowing to the 'one percent , ' '' the complaint says . The reference is catch-all phrase commonly employed by the Occupy movement in describing America 's wealthy , particularly those atop the financial services industry , suggesting they hold disproportionate influence over the rest of the country . `` Occupy Cleveland , '' a local branch of the loosely organized protest that began last year in New York 's Zuccotti Park , tweeted on Tuesday that it was `` shocked by these allegations . '' `` We continue to be committed to creating social change through non-violence , '' the group said . Federal authorities say the year-long operation focused on the five suspects and had not targeted the broader Occupy movement . `` The FBI and the Department of Justice are not and do not investigate movements , '' Dettelbach told reporters Tuesday . `` We investigate crimes . '' CNN National Security contributor Fran Townsend said she would expect no others to be named in the case . `` Typically in the course of an investigation , you let that investigation run until you identify all those you believe pose a threat and then you wrap them all up at the same time , '' she said . The men , whose attorneys could not be immediately reached for comment , were slated to appear before a federal magistrate in U.S. District court later Tuesday .
The suspects first went to ` ` ' financial institution hidden atop ... buildings , '' officials say . FBI : They conspired to acquire high explosives and build improvised explosive devices . Authorities say some of the men are self - proclaimed anarchists . Five men are accused of conspiring to blow up a bridge near Cleveland .