New federal charges filed in California synagogue shooting
Posted May 21, 2019 4:01 pm.
Last Updated May 21, 2019 4:46 pm.
SAN DIEGO — New federal charges have been filed against a man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue, killing one person and wounding three others.
A federal grand jury on Tuesday handed up a revised indictment against John T. Earnest that adds four counts of discharging a firearm during crimes of violence.
He earlier pleaded not guilty to 109 federal charges including committing a hate crime and to state charges, including murder, in connection with the April 27 attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue. The charges also include attempted arson of a mosque.
Prosecutors say the 19-year-old attacked the synagogue with a semi-automatic rifle and was carrying 50 extra rounds of ammunition but had trouble reloading. He was chased outside and later captured.
The Associated Press