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Jan 06, 2010

Breaking: Holocaust Museum Shooter Dies in Prison Hospital

Just breaking now from the Associated Press (via NPR): James Von Brunn, the white supremacist who shot and killed security guard Stephen Johns at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in June, has died. WASHINGTON (AP) – AP Source: Accused Holocaust museum shooter James Von Brunn has died in a prison hospital.More as we learn it. Here’s a little more from the Washington Post: His lawyer, the District’s federal public defender A.J. Kramer, said he did not…

Nov 28, 2009

Holocaust Museum Shooter’s Medical Bills Top $50,000

AP Photo/Talbot CountySheriff Office The medical bills of James von Brunn, the man charged with murdering security guard Stephen T. Johns at the National Holocaust Museum in June, tally a whopping $55,050 to date, according to the Associated Press. A Freedom of Information Act request to the D.C. Department of Corrections by the AP revealed that von Brunn — who was shot by museum guards after opening fire and subsequently treated at George Washington…

Sep 02, 2009

James von Brunn Held Without Bail

Given the crime he stands accused of, this doesn’t come as a big surprise: the AP is reporting that accused U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum shooter James von Brunn has been ordered held without bail today in federal court. This is the first time von Brunn has been able to appear in court in person, as he was still recovering from the gunshot wounds he received from one of the museum guards on June 10. The…

Jul 29, 2009

Holocaust Museum Shooter Indicted on Murder, Hate Crimes

Accused Holocaust Museum shooter James von Brunn was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of first-degree murder and related hate crime and gun violations, the Post is reporting. A series of arraignment hearings for von Brunn have been repeatedly postponed, as the suspect has been too ill to appear in court. A known white supremacist, von Brunn stands accused of entering the U.S. Memorial Holocaust Museum on June 10 and opening fire,…

 
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