Boston Bombing Suspect Charged and Advised, Counsel Appointed
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal complaint yesterday and advised of his rights today at the hospital by U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler.
The judge ordered him removed from the custody of the FBI and into the custody of the U.S. Marshals. He was represented by Assistant Federal Defender William Fick. Also to be representing him: Attorneys Conrad and Watkins.
He has been charged with two counts (Complaint here):
- Destruction 18 U.S.C. s 844(i): Malicious Destruction of Property Resulting in Death
- 18 U.S.C. s 2332a(a): Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction
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