MLK bomb suspect likely to plead guilty

[pokerfan]

September 7, 2011, 6:05AM

Lawyers for Kevin Harpham, the man with ties to the white supremacist movement who is accused of planting a bomb at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade in Washington state earlier this year, is scheduled for a plea change hearing on Wednesday morning.

Federal court records show that the change of plea hearing in Spokane, Washington was scheduled on Tuesday. Change of plea hearings are typically scheduled when a defendant reaches a plea agreement with prosecutors, and the Associated Press reports that such a deal was struck.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/kevin_harpham_likely_to_plea_guilty_in_mlk_bomb_ca.php

[pokerfan]

1. I'm surprised at how little attention this story gets

A case of right-wing domestic terrorism. Is it because the bomb was caught in time?

[malaise]

2. Get thee to the greatest page

I would have preferred a trial for coverage.
Throw away that fugging loser's key

[pokerfan]

3. Yeah

He pled guilty: http://mediamatters.org/blog/201109070025

On March 9, 2011, Harpham was arrested and charged by complaint with the crimes of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and possession of an unregistered explosive device. Today, Harpham pleaded guilty to two counts of a superseding indictment, charging Harpham with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempt to commit a federal hate crime. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March was attended by hundreds of individuals, including racial minorities. The explosive device placed by Harpham was capable of inflicting serious injury or death, according to laboratory analysis conducted by the FBI.