California Synagogue Shooter Pleads Guilty And May Also Face Federal Charges
NPRCalifornia Synagogue Shooter Pleads Guilty And May Also Face Federal Charges Enlarge this image toggle caption John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool,File John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool,File SAN DIEGO — A 22-year-old former nursing student pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover. The San Diego County district attorney's office said he agreed to serve the rest of his life in state prison without the possibility of parole. Enlarge this image toggle caption Denis Poroy/AP Denis Poroy/AP U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland halted federal executions this month while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures. Earnest submitted a conditional plea agreement for consideration by federal prosecutors on June 4, the San Diego County district attorney's office said.