Ahmad Kahn Rahami faces a possible life sentence for the bombings in New York and New Jersey
Ahmad Kahn Rahami faces a possible life sentence in federal prison for the bombings in New York and New Jersey.
On Saturday and Sunday, Rahami placed a total of four bombs around New York City and New Jersey. There were a total of 29 people injured, but no fatalities.
On Monday, Rahami was arrested after a shootout with the local police in Linden, New Jersey. He was shot twice and taken to a local hospital. Two police officers sustained non-life threatening injuries during the shootout.
A day after Rahami’s arrest, the Department of Justice announced that the federal government had charged him with four counts of criminal activity in New York and six counts of criminal activity in New Jersey.
The specific charges Rahami faces are the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, bombing and attempted bombing of a public place, using explosives to destroy public property, and using a device to commit a crime.
The attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, bombing and attempted bombing of a public place carries a maximum life sentence in federal prison upon conviction.
Based on information within the federal complaint, the FBI connected Rahami to the bombings via information the agency collected from the bombing sites and social media.
The FBI identified Rahami as the bombing suspect via his fingerprints, video surveillance, pictures, his eBay and social media accounts. The FBI also used a journal that Rahami had with him during the shootout in order to connect him to the bombings.
Within the journal, Rahami expressed his support for al-Qaeda former leader Osama bin Laden and former senior member Anwar al-Awalaki, as well as Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.
Rahami wrote an ending note in the journal which reads as follows, “Inshallah [God Willing] the sounds of the bombs will be heard in the streets. Gun shots to your police. Death To Your OPPRESSION.”
On Saturday and Sunday, Rahami placed a total of four bombs around New York City and New Jersey. There were a total of 29 people injured, but no fatalities.
On Monday, Rahami was arrested after a shootout with the local police in Linden, New Jersey. He was shot twice and taken to a local hospital. Two police officers sustained non-life threatening injuries during the shootout.
A day after Rahami’s arrest, the Department of Justice announced that the federal government had charged him with four counts of criminal activity in New York and six counts of criminal activity in New Jersey.
The specific charges Rahami faces are the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, bombing and attempted bombing of a public place, using explosives to destroy public property, and using a device to commit a crime.
The attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, bombing and attempted bombing of a public place carries a maximum life sentence in federal prison upon conviction.
Based on information within the federal complaint, the FBI connected Rahami to the bombings via information the agency collected from the bombing sites and social media.
The FBI identified Rahami as the bombing suspect via his fingerprints, video surveillance, pictures, his eBay and social media accounts. The FBI also used a journal that Rahami had with him during the shootout in order to connect him to the bombings.
Within the journal, Rahami expressed his support for al-Qaeda former leader Osama bin Laden and former senior member Anwar al-Awalaki, as well as Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.
Rahami wrote an ending note in the journal which reads as follows, “Inshallah [God Willing] the sounds of the bombs will be heard in the streets. Gun shots to your police. Death To Your OPPRESSION.”
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