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DC National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 9 charges
Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces nine federal charges including first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill while armed; prosecutors may seek the death penalty, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, Afghan national, was rolled into U.S. District Court in a wheelchair and pleaded not guilty to nine federal charges.
- Court documents say Lakanwal traveled from Washington state to the District of Columbia and allegedly acted with `purposely and with deliberate and premeditated malice`; investigators say he is an Afghan national granted asylum after 2021 who previously worked with the CIA.
- Prosecutors charged Lakanwal with multiple federal counts including murder and weapons offenses, facing nine federal charges that moved the case from D.C. Superior Court to U.S. District Court.
- Prosecutors told the court they may pursue a superseding indictment to make capital punishment eligible, and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she will seek the death penalty though current charges do not request it.
- Family statements say Wolfe is recovering in rehabilitation and faces upcoming skull reconstruction next month, making his first statement on Tuesday with his mother’s help.
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Man accused of attacking DC National Guard members pleads not guilty
The suspect charged with carrying out a deadly attack on National Guard troops stationed in Washington, D.C., pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was accused of killing one soldier and critically injuring another National Guard member in an ambush attack near the White House last November. He faces nine federal charges, including first-degree murder after Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is…
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Suspected shooter of West Virginia National Guardsmen pleads not guilty to 9 federal charges
Rahmanullah Lakanwal is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, illegal possession of a firearm, and six related charges
·Washington, United States
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