Frank James, the 63-year-old man who shot and wreaked havoc on a crowded New York subway on April 12, finally pleaded guilty to the acts of terrorism in federal court on Tuesday and faces life imprisonment.
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During a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, the New York native pleaded “guilty” to ten counts of “terrorist attack on a public transit system,” as well as many victims affected by his shooting, as well as another charge, “during the fire.” to have opened an act of violence”.
He had previously pleaded not guilty.
Dressed in a khaki shirt, with a bald head, he explained that he fired to cause “serious bodily harm” and that he was aware he could have killed even if it wasn’t his intention. Without giving a reason for his actions, he assured that he would express his “regrets” during the hearing when his sentence will be determined.
On April 12, 2022, during the morning rush hour, the suspect wearing a gas mask ignited two smoking devices in a crowded Brooklyn subway car before firing a pistol.
The authorities had spoken of a miracle because there had been no deaths. But the attack, which left 30 injured, including 10 from bullets, caused a stir.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland welcomed the guilty plea, saying his office is “working tirelessly to hold accountable those who engage in mass violence and terrorize our communities.”
Frank James was arrested without resistance after a more than 24-hour manhunt in Manhattan. His possible motives have yet to be clarified. Frank James, who is known to the police, hosted a YouTube page called “prophetoftruth88” (Prophet of Truth) where he was seen launching long, sometimes rambling and violent tirades about racial issues and insecurity in New York.
The shooting had the problem of insecurity in the New York subway and in the metropolis of more than 8 million people, where crime had increased in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, but far to the levels of the 1990s and 1990s, again in the center of attention 2000s.