воскресенье, 4 марта 2012 г.

Prosecutors seek death for alleged soldier killer

Prosecutors told a judge Friday they'll seek the death penalty for a Muslim convert who allegedly shot and killed a soldier outside an Arkansas Army recruiting center.

Abdulhakim Muhammad, 24, pleaded not guilty to the June shooting outside the center that killed Pvt. William Andrew Long and wounded another soldier. Muhammad, who was born Carlos Bledsoe, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview last month that he considered the shooting justified because it was in retaliation for U.S. military action in the Middle East.

Muhammad said nothing during his brief appearance in court, standing handcuffed at the wrists and ankles. A Pulaski County judge set a Feb. 15 trial …

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