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Holocaust Museum Shooter Indicted

Von Brunn faces death penalty on first-degree murder charges in DC

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(Newser) – The 89-year-old man who shot and killed a guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum last month was charged today with first-degree murder, killing in a federal building, and bias-motivated crime, among other accusations, the Washington Post reports. If convicted, James von Brunn faces life in prison, though four of the counts could also carry the death penalty, if prosecutors choose to seek it.

The seven-count indictment against the Maryland resident says he “willfully, deliberately, maliciously, and with premeditation,” shot and killed Stephen Johns as the guard opened the door for him. Von Brunn, gravely injured in the firefight, remains under care at a ward for inmates in Washington.

This 1963 photo shows James Von Brunn displaying the cover design for a Maryland cookbook he illustrated.
This 1963 photo shows James Von Brunn displaying the cover design for a Maryland cookbook he illustrated.   (AP Photo)
This undated photograph provided by the Talbot County, Md., Sheriff Office shows James von Brunn, who opened fire inside the crowded Holocaust Museum in Washington on June 10.
This undated photograph provided by the Talbot County, Md., Sheriff Office shows James von Brunn, who opened fire inside the crowded Holocaust Museum in Washington on June 10.   (AP Photo)
Pat Sadowski, ex-wife of accused Holocaust Museum shooter James von Brunn, momentarily speaks to reporters outside her home in Homosassa, Fla., June 11, 2009.
Pat Sadowski, ex-wife of accused Holocaust Museum shooter James von Brunn, momentarily speaks to reporters outside her home in Homosassa, Fla., June 11, 2009.   (AP Photo)
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Fondue
Jul 29, 09 3:20 PM CDT
Not a big surprise - but good. Reply
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Jayster999
Jul 29, 09 3:44 PM CDT
There shouldn't even be a holocaust museum. That aside, this guy was obviously a disturbed miscreant. Hope they fry this guy along with the others on death row, black or white. Reply
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Shannonals
Jul 29, 09 4:00 PM CDT
Okay, I'm waiting to hear this one Jayster, I won't even give you a thumbs down yet. Why, in your opinion shouldn't there be a Holocuast museum?
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Jayster999
Jul 29, 09 4:07 PM CDT
It didn't happen here, the museum should be in Poland or Germany or Israel. Should we have a museum for the Ukrainian, Chinese, and Cambodian holocausts? What Hitler did was small potatoes compared to Pol Pot, Mao, Stalin and other socialist "heroes" who are so venerated by American leftists like Ayers, Obama, Clinton & Clinton, etc. Reply
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Fondue
Jul 29, 09 4:13 PM CDT
Contrary to your approval, the US was involved. And we are going to continue to have a Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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