Alleged Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James was hit with a federal terrorism charge hours after he was nabbed by police for the shocking daylight rampage in New York City, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District announced Wednesday.
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“Yesterday was a dark day for all of us,” said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace of the Brooklyn shooting Tuesday that left at least 29 people injured.
Frank James has been hit with a federal terrorism charge for the Brooklyn subway shooting.Â
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James has been charged with one count of committing a terrorist attack on the subway system, according to the criminal complaint. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
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James, 62, who was born in new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City<. The affidavit highlights statments he made threatening violence and calling out Mayor Eric Adams for the homeless crisis on the subways. “What are you doing, brother?” he allegedly said, according to the document. “Every car I went to wa[s] loaded with homeless people. It was so bad, I couldn’t even stand.”
In another statement, according to the filing, he allegedly said, “And so the message to me is: I should have gotten a gun, and just started shooting motherf——-”
The affidavit asks a federal judge to seal the portion of the arrest warrant that authorizes a “no-knock” entry.
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“The defendant James is accused of using a weapon to attempt to kill dozens of people,” wrote Alvarez. “If law enforcement were to knock and announce their presence, James could take advantage of the opportunity to ambush law enforcement.”
But authorities didn’t have to use the “no-knock” warrant. James was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after a witness spotted him in the East Village and called cops.
He’s due in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday.