A man sits alone in a subway car practicing social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic in New York City on April 2, 2020. Photo: Ryland West Accused Brooklyn Subway Shooter Frank James Wants to Plead Guilty, Lawyers Say
The news that James plans to plead guilty comes less than a week after a grand jury returned a superseding indictment in the case, charging James with nine additional counts of terrorism attack on a mass transportation system.
December 21, 2022 at 03:44 PM
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Attorneys for Frank James, the 63-year-old man accused of conducting a mass shooting in a New York City subway car in April, on Wednesday informed a federal judge that James wants to plead guilty.
U.S. District Judge William Kuntz II of the Eastern District of New York scheduled the change of plea hearing for Jan. 3 after James' attorneys, both from the Federal Defenders of New York, said they would prefer to meet in the first week of January.
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