Tag: boulder attack
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Boulder firebomb attack suspect expected to plead guilty, get more than 400 years in prison
The suspect in the Boulder firebomb attack that killed a person and injured 29 others is scheduled to plead guilty and get more than 400 years in prison Thursday. Mohamed Soliman, 46, is accused of throwing two Molotov cocktails into a crowd of protesters on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1, 2025. Karen…
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Judge urges Colorado Springs family of suspected Boulder firebomber be released from ICE facility
A federal magistrate on Monday recommended the release of a Colorado Springs-area mother and her five children, who have been detained at a Texas immigration detention center for nearly a year. They’ve been held after the children’s father was arrested in June on suspicion of being responsible for an antisemitic firebombing attack in Boulder. U.S.…
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Boulder attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges
Mohamed Soliman faces 12 federal hate crime charges plus the 118 state charges in connection with the June 1 attack on a group of peaceful protestors in Boulder
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Judge sends alleged Boulder firebomb attacker hate crime case to trial
A judge decided Wednesday enough evidence exists to move forward with a federal hate crime trial against Mohamed Soliman, who is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of peaceful protesters, injuring 15 people and a dog in Boulder earlier this month. In a full courtroom, the defendant sat emotionless at his federal preliminary…
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Federal judge rules to halt deportation of Boulder attack suspect’s family
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story mistakenly identified attorney Susanna Dvortsin as a family friend to Soliman’s wife. The wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged with a hate crime after an fire-involved attack in Boulder over the weekend were headed for deportation Wednesday until a lawsuit filed on behalf of the family…
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Family of Boulder attack suspect arrested by ICE, faces removal from U.S.
The family of Mohamed Soliman, the Colorado Springs-area man accused of multiple counts of felony attempted murder and a hate crime after he allegedly set several people on fire Sunday in Boulder, was detained Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The six family members — Soliman’s wife, three daughters and two sons — are…
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Faith, fear and vigilance: Colorado Springs rabbis react to Boulder terror attack
How are people at the Chabad of Colorado Springs Jewish Community feeling after Sunday’s anti-Semitic terrorist attack at an outdoor mall in Boulder? Rabbi Boaz Vituk, who heads the synagogue, nudges aside his jacket before entering the holy building on Monday to lead a service for Shavuot. The high holiday marks God giving the Ten…
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Livestream video and updates: News conference on the Boulder attacks; Colorado Springs mayor offers support
Live updates: 3:00 p.m.: Regarding the family, a search warrant was carried out in Colorado Springs where the family was “cooperative,” Michalek said. The FBI was able to collect evidence but did not offer a direct update on the family’s whereabouts or condition. Soliman was not on Boulder Police’s radar prior to the Sunday attack,…
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Boulder attack suspect said he researched for a year and targeted ‘Zionist group’
BOULDER — A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza, has been charged with a federal hate crime, according to court documents filed Monday. The suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, told police he…