{"id":2056968,"date":"2023-10-05T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-subway-shooter-frank-james-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wounding-10-in-shooting-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:39:15","slug":"nyc-subway-shooter-frank-james-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wounding-10-in-shooting-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-subway-shooter-frank-james-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wounding-10-in-shooting-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank James, the NYC Subway Shooter, sentenced to life for injuring 10 in attack."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-subway-shooter-frank-james-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wounding-10-in-shooting-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2056968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">United States Attorney for \u2064the Eastern District of\u2062 New \u2062York \u200dBreon Peace talks to reporters after Frank James was sentenced in New York, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. James, the\u2064 man who wounded\u200c 10 people in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-subway-shooter-frank-james-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wounding-10-in-shooting-attack\/\" title=\"Frank James, the NYC Subway Shooter, sentenced to life for injuring 10 in attack.\">rush-hour\u2063 subway shooting<\/a> in New York City\u2064 last \u200dyear, has \u200dbeen sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>2:35 PM\u200c \u2013 Thursday, October 5, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A man known as the \u201cProphet of Doom\u201d who shot at a New York subway car last year\u200d has been\u200c sentenced. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, subway shooter Frank James,\u2062 who opened fire on a full Brooklyn subway \u2062train, hitting 10 people\u2064 in April 2022, was \u2064sentenced to life in\u200c prison \u200bby Brooklyn federal judge\u2064 William Kuntz. <\/p>\n<p>James \u2062pleaded guilty to 10\u200d counts of committing a terrorist attack or \u200cother violence\u200d against a mass transportation\u200b system,\u200c one for each gunshot victim, in January of this year. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors had \u2063asked during the trial that \u2064James would get 10 concurrent sentences of life \u2062imprisonment \u200bfor the \u201ccareful \u200cand prolonged \u2063planning\u201d that went into the attack, according to court \u200bpapers. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMy\u200d intention was\u2064 to cause serious bodily injury to the \u2064people\u2062 on the train,\u201d James admitted \u2064at\u200d the \u200btime of the hearing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, James\u2019\u200d attorneys \u2062asked for a reduced sentence of 18 years,\u2062 claiming he didn\u2019t intend \u2063to kill anyone and suffered from serious mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors said the \u200d64-year-old set off smoke bombs on a crowded Manhattan-bound N train in sunset park before firing off\u200d 32 shots. <\/p>\n<p>James had boarded the subway\u200d with a smoke bomb, gas mask and a\u2063 Glock 17 handgun that he legally \u200dpurchased in Ohio, according to \u200dprosecutors. <\/p>\n<p>The 64-year-old disguised himself as an MTA worker, wearing a mask, yellow hard hat and\u200c orange reflective vest. He \u2063then strategically poisoned \u200dvictims on the opposite end of \u2064the train car to create \u2062a \u201ckill funnel\u201d so no one could stop him, according\u2064 to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody was killed\u200d in the\u2064 attack but 10 people were shot, while several others suffered \u2063injuries from smoke \u2063inhalation. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors also stated he had \u2064begun planning\u2062 the attack as early\u200d as 2017, when he started collecting weapons. <\/p>\n<p>The shooter had left a paper trail outlining his plans for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 online searches included \u2064\u201cNew York,\u201d \u2062\u201cMTA,\u201d \u201ctransit\u201d and \u201cstops on the N train,\u201d according to \u2064the feds. <\/p>\n<p>He was caught after calling \u200bCrime\u200b Stoppers on himself\u200c after a day-long manhunt following the violent shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u2064 Receive breaking news blasts directly to\u200c your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>More Members of \u200dCongress Support\u200c Electing \u200bPresident Trump as Speaker of the\u200d House<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>New Survey Reveals Democrats&#8217; Views on\u200c Freedom of Speech<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Montana Congressman Predicts Multiple Colleagues Will Run for Speaker of the \u200cHouse<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Discussion on Disability Legislation and the\u200c Fentanyl Crisis<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Elon Musk Under Investigation for Twitter Acquisition<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Former Samsung Executive Faces Pressure from Google<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Testimony\u200d in Sam Bankman-Fried&#8217;s Fraud Trial<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Meta to Lay Off Employees in Reality\u200c Labs Division<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What lessons can \u200dbe learned from the New York\u2063 subway shooting in terms\u2062 of maintaining the safety and security of public transportation systems and preventing future incidents of violence<\/h2>\n<p><span>  N Thursday, October 5, 2023, Frank James, known as the &#8220;Prophet \u2062of\u2063 Doom,&#8221; was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a subway shooting in New \u2064York City\u2064 last year.\u200b The incident \u200boccurred in\u2063 April 2022 when\u200c James \u2063opened fire on a full Brooklyn subway train, injuring 10 people.<\/p>\n<p>James pleaded guilty to 10 counts of committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system, one \u2064count for each \u200dgunshot victim.\u2062 The \u200dprosecutors had requested that James\u200b receive 10 concurrent life sentences\u2064 due to the careful planning that went into the attack.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, James admitted his intention was to cause serious bodily injury to the \u200dpeople on\u2062 the train. However,\u2063 his defense attorneys argued for a\u200d reduced sentence of 18\u200d years, claiming that James did \u200bnot intend\u200c to kill \u200banyone and suffered\u2062 from a serious mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200cfederal prosecutors, James set off\u2064 smoke bombs on a crowded Manhattan-bound \u2064N train before firing 32 shots. He had boarded\u2064 the subway with\u2062 a smoke bomb, a gas mask, and a legally purchased\u2064 Glock 17 handgun from Ohio. \u200dTo disguise himself, James wore a \u2062mask, a yellow hard\u2064 hat, and an orange reflective vest, posing as\u2062 an MTA \u2064worker. He strategically \u2064positioned himself at the opposite end\u200b of the train car and \u2063shot his\u200c victims, creating a &#8220;kill funnel&#8221; to prevent anyone from stopping him.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, no\u2064 one was killed in the attack, but 10\u2063 people were \u200dinjured. Several others were traumatized by the \u2064incident, highlighting the lasting impact of such acts of violence on\u200d the community.<\/p>\n<p>The severity\u200d of the sentence serves as a strong message against acts \u200bof terrorism and violence targeting innocent civilians. It reaffirms the importance of maintaining the safety and security of public transportation systems, which\u200c are vital for the everyday lives \u2063of millions of people.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 case also\u2064 raises \u2064questions\u2063 about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-things-to-know-about-newsoms-4-billion-mental-health-bill\/\" title=\"Key points about Newsom's  billion mental health bill:\">mental health\u200c resources<\/a> \u2062and support for\u2064 individuals who may pose a potential threat to public safety. It\u200d is crucial to\u200d address and treat \u200cmental illness effectively to prevent\u200d such tragic incidents from occurring in the future.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 conclusion, the sentencing of \u200cFrank \u2063James to life in prison for his involvement\u2064 in the New York\u2062 subway shooting sends a \u200dclear message that acts \u200dof violence\u2063 and terrorism will\u2064 not be tolerated.\u200c The case serves as a reminder of \u2064the \u2064importance of public \u2063safety and the need for comprehensive \u2063mental\u2064 health resources and support systems. By addressing\u200c these issues, we can \u2064work towards creating a safer and more secure society \u2064for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, addresses reporters following the sentencing of Frank James in New York. James, responsible for injuring 10 individuals in a subway shooting during rush hour last year, has received a life sentence. 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