Frank James, 62, did not enter a plea on charges of violating a law that prohibits terrorist and violent attacks against mass transportation
The man arrested after a roughly 30-hour manhunt in the shooting of 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn was denied bail at his initial court appearance Thursday, authorities said.
Frank James, 62, did not enter a plea on charges of violating a law that prohibits terrorist and violent attacks against mass transportation.
"In this case the defendant terrifyingly opened fire upon passengers on a crowded subway," prosecutor Sara Winick said, adding that the attack was "premeditated and carefully planned."
Defense attorneys told the federal judge they consented to James remaining in custody for now but may press again for bail later.
The lawyers further asked for a psychiatric evaluation to determine James' medical needs, as well as magnesium pills to treat the defendants' leg cramps.
Wearing a khaki prison uniform and blue surgical mask, James spoke only once, to acknolwedge he have seen the complaint.
"The defendant committed a premediated mass shooting on the New York City subway system and then fled the scene, with a stockpile of ammunition and other dangerous items stowed in his storage unit. The defendant presents a severe and ongoing danger to the community, as well as a serious risk of flight, that no set of release conditions can mitigate," Breon Peace, US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, wrote in a letter to the judge before the hearing.
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