Arrested as part of Operazione Panico, Ghespe was charged with attempted murder because of the wounding of the bomb disposal engineer Mario Vece, fabrication, detention and transportation of explosive devices, aggravated damage for the throwing of incendiary bottles against the Carabinieri barracks.

He was sentenced to eight years, along with a codefendent, for an explosive device in front of the fascist Casa Pound bookshop in Florence on New Year's Eve 2017. Following the detonation of the device, a bomb disposal expert lost an eye and part of a hand. They spent two years in preventive detention before being released pending trial. In 2024, when the final sentence was handed down, the comrade could not be traced.On 15 February, 2025 he was arrested in Vallecas (Madrid). During his detention in Spain, he was subjected to torture and ill-treatment. He is now imprisoned in Italy to serve the remainder of his sentence (6 years).