Accused "Shoe Bomber" to Plead Guilty
Accused "shoe bomber" Richard Reid has agreed to plead guilty to all eight counts against him. He said in a pleading filed with the Court that he has no trouble admitting to all of the charged acts except for training in an Al Qaeda training camp. He asked to have that allegation removed.
Reid's lawyer won't say if Reid is cooperating for a reduced sentence.
Update: Reid's decision to plead guilty caught Justice Department prosecutors by surprise. "He did this unilaterally," one official said. "There is no plea agreement. We are prepared to go to trial on Nov. 4."
Prosecutors have now officially opposed Reid's request to strike the Al Qaeda training camp language from the Indictment.
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