Alleged New York City subway car shooter Frank James is expected to plead guilty to the charges filed against him next month, according to prosecutors.
James is accused of blowing up a smoke canister, opening fire on a packed New York City subway car and shooting 10 people earlier this year.
Fox station WNYW in New York reported that the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced Wednesday that James would change his plea from not guilty to guilty.
Law enforcement officers lead subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, center, away from a police station, in New York on April 13. The man accused of shooting multiple people on a Brooklyn subway is facing multiple terrorism charges.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted James on 10 counts of committing a terrorist attack on a public transportation system last week. The indictment supersedes an earlier indictment against James, who initially only pleaded not guilty to a single count of committing a terrorist attack on a public transportation system.
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James was also charged with discharging a firearm during a violent crime.
Prosecutors said James is expected to plead guilty to the charges against him on January 3, 2023.
The NYPD has identified Frank James as a person of interest in the Brooklyn subway shooting.
(NYPD)
James is accused of boarding a Brooklyn subway on April 12, deploying a smoke canister and firing his weapon 33 times “in cold blood at terrified passengers who had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide,” a memo says. of detention.
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During the incident, 29 people were injured, including 10 who suffered gunshot wounds, authorities said.
James was federally charged with committing a terrorist act on a mass transit system and discharging a weapon during a crime of violence. He faces life in prison if he is convicted.
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After the incident, James’ photo and name were broadcast and printed all over the media, blasting every New Yorker’s smartphone until he was captured.
“My fellow New Yorkers, we’ve got it,” Mayor Eric Adams declared during a press conference.
