Premeditated mass shooting that he had a stockpile of ammunition, and then they write in the detention memo that he came to brooklyn prepared with all the weapons and tools he needed. and they then list all the evidence they have so far found that they say links him to the crime from the gun. but then they also talk about his social media presence. those youtube videos that we have been talking about and they argue that the youtube videos show how violent he is. take a listen to some of that, and this is what prosecutors are arguing should also keep him in jail. i ve been through a lot of [ bleep ]. i can say i want to kill people. i wanted to watch people die right in front of my [ bleep ] face immediately. but i thought about the fact that, hey, man, i don t want to go to no [ bleep ] prison. john, with these videos and other information that investigators now have, they are
Stronger case, it will stay there? well, absolutely, john. all options are still on the table as peter just pointed out. this has been a colossal effort on behalf of the nypd, jttf, federal and local law enforcement agencies. they specifically noted the kings county district attorney s office is involved as well. so they are absolutely could be a superseding indictment, if there are more co-conspirators, more charges for mr. james himself and certainly state charges are on the table. so all options remain there, john. peter, what s your take on that part of it? is it more federal charges as they gather more evidence? they just make a superseding indictment or does the state need come in here as well? absolutely. and it s a combination of both, in my experience. so when we re looking at title 18.1932, it s basically an act of terrorism on a mass transportation device. the federal government has a heavier hammer with regard to sentencing and the penalties
Soon, the suspect in the brooklyn subway shooting will afear in federal court. 62-year-old frank james is in federal custody facing the terrorism-related charge. he was arrested in manhattan yesterday afternoon after he called the police tip line to tell investigators he was at an east village mcdonald s. here he is walking the street just before police arrested him. police arrested james roughly 30 hours after they say he opened fire on a crowded subway car during the morning rush hour shooting ten people, injuring more than a dozen others. shimon prokupecz is standing by live outside the courthouse in brooklyn. what do we know? so, the prosecutors just filed their detention memo. obviously, they are asking the judge to keep him in jail, keep him behind bars as he awaits trial here. and what they say is that they allege this was entirely