Crime & Safety
Accused Subway Shooter Frank James Plans Guilty Plea, Lawyers Say
James is scheduled for a Jan. 3 hearing to change his not guilty plea on charges from the mass subway shooting, court documents state.
NEW YORK CITY — Accused subway shooter Frank James plans to plead guilty to terrorism and other charges related to the April attack, according to newly filed court documents.
James' attorneys filed a letter Wednesday in federal court requesting a hearing for him to admit his guilt.
"Mr. James has advised undersigned counsel that he wishes to schedule a guilty plea to the superseding indictment," the letter states. "If the Court is available, we wish to proceed during the first week of January 2023."
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A judge responded by scheduling a change of plea hearing for Jan. 3.
James, 62, had previously maintained his innocence in the April 12 mass shooting.
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Authorities said James was the masked man who ignited smoke grenades on a crowded R train in a Sunset Park station and began shooting. Bullets hit 10 straphangers and many were injured in the chaos, but miraculously no one died.
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