State Vs Federal Charged For Dylann Roof

Attorney general lynch statements following the federal grand jury indictment against dylann storm roof the links below are provided for the general public and members of the media.

State vs federal charged for dylann roof.

The federal jury convicted roof of 33 federal charges including hate crimes. A grand jury has indicted dylann roof the confessed gunman who killed nine people during a bible study at a historic black church in charleston south carolina on 33 federal counts including hate. Information for victims press releases case updates related cases. On wednesday according to matt apuzzo of the new york times federal prosecutors charged dylann roof the alleged shooter in the june 17 massacre at charleston s emanuel ame church on 33 counts.

Roof officially the united states of america v dylann storm roof was a 2017 federal trial involving dylann roof and his role in the charleston church shooting five days after the shooting roof was indicted on 33 federal charges including 12 counts of committing a hate crime against black victims. During a separate proceeding in state court roof was given nine life sentences in exchange for his guilty plea. Dylann roof who already faces murder charges in state court was indicted on federal hate crime charges in the shootings deaths of nine black parishioners at emanuel a m e. That means that federal charges against suspect dylann storm roof are likely.

Dylann roof who shot to death nine people in a historically black church in charleston south carolina pleaded guilty monday afternoon to all state charges in the killings. Dylann roof mugshot of roof taken by the charleston county sheriff s office june 18 2015 born dylann storm roof 1994 04 03 april 3 1994 age 26 columbia south carolina u s. The official spoke with the associated press on condition of anonymity wednesday because the investigation is continuing.