The man suspected of killing a woman in a shooting at a San Diego County synagogue pleaded not guilty to federal hate-crime charges.
spoke twice during the hearing: to acknowledge his name and to say he agreed with his court-appointed attorney’s decision against seeking bail.synagogue April 27 and opening fire with an assault rifle, killing one and injuring three.
Peter Ko, an assistant U.S. attorney, told the judge that the government had not decided whether to seek the death penalty. He reaffirmed plans to try Earnest simultaneously with a state charge of murder that is classified as a hate crime, which also exposes Earnest to a potential death sentence. Earnest had a buzz haircut and didn’t wear glasses, unlike his first appearance in state court two weeks ago.
At Tuesday’s hearing, Earnest looked blankly at Magistrate Judge Michael Berg as the judge explained the proceedings and followed along with his attorney, Kathryn Nester, as she flipped pages of the charging document that the judge read aloud. Earnest’s wrists and ankles were shackled. A federal affidavit detailing the hate crime charges that was filed last week describes a deeply disturbed man filled with hatred toward Jews and Muslims, detailed in a manifesto he published online. Earnest claimed to be inspired by the attacks on
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