New York Post shares anti-white quotes James made on YouTube.
QUICK FACTS:
- Frank R. James, 62, arrested Wednesday in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway was charged with a federal terrorism offense, a day after the attack on a crowded rush-hour train, The Associated Press (AP) reports.
- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, announced the charge against James at an afternoon press conference.
- James was taken into custody in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood shortly beforehand.
- Law enforcement located James after police received a tip about his whereabouts.
WHAT JAMES IS ACCUSED OF:
- James is accused in the Tuesday attack in which five people were in critical condition after the morning shooting, but all 10 gunshot victims were expected to survive, AP notes.
- The charge against him carries a sentence of up to life in prison and pertains to terrorist or other violent attacks against mass transit systems.
BACKGROUND:
- James had set off smoke grenades in a crowded Brooklyn subway car and then fired at least 33 shots with a 9 mm handgun, according to police.
- At least a dozen others who escaped gunshot wounds were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries.
- The New York Post shared anti-white quotes James made on YouTube.
