Just In: A Nevada man has been charged with 98 criminal counts, including hate crimes, for a 2022 shooting and attempted bombing at a Laguna Woods church that killed one person and injured five others.
A Nevada man has been charged with 98 federal criminal counts, including hate crimes and weapons and explosives offenses, for aat an Orange County church that killed one person and wounded five others.
David Chou, 69, of Las Vegas, faces the death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole over the shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church, a Taiwanese congregation in Laguna Woods, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Laguna Woods is a city in Orange County bordered by Laguna Hills and Lake Forest. It is located about 10 miles from University of California Irvine.
In addition to the victims who were shot, Chou was charged with trying to kill 44 other people who were in the church at the time.“Chou allegedly acted because of the victims’ national origin and religion, and he intentionally obstructed the victims’ religious exercise,” the Department of Justice said.The charges include 45 counts of obstructing free exercise of religious beliefs by force, 45 counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Accused Laguna Woods church shooter now faces nearly 100 federal chargesAn indictment returned this week charges David Wenwei Chou with dozens of federal hate crime, weapons and explosives counts.
Read more »
Pearland's Madison Peters eyes two medals at state track meetThe junior, who in 2022 finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 3,200 and 1,600,...
Read more »
Chasing Horse asks Nevada high court to toss sex abuse case“Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss his sweeping sexual abuse indictment in state court
Read more »
Charges filed in August 2022 shooting death of teenage boy in Oak HarborEric Keo is charged with first-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, intimidating a witness, and tampering with physical evidence, all linked to the death of 15-year-old Ericolis Kelley, Jr.
Read more »
Chasing Horse asks Nevada high court to toss sex abuse case“Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss his sweeping sexual abuse indictment in state court.
Read more »
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor asks Nevada Supreme Court to toss sex abuse caseA 'Dances With Wolves' actor charged with sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for more than a decade has asked Nevada's high court to toss his sweeping indictment in state court.
Read more »