Overview

• The bench trial began July 7 before Judge Stephen Corr in a Bucks County courtroom following last year’s competency hearing
• Prosecutors played the 14-minute YouTube video displaying Michael Mohn’s severed head and urging militias to kill federal employees
• Courtroom exhibits included the pistol used in the shooting, a machete, a USB drive with bomb-making instructions and photos of federal buildings
• Defense attorney Steven M. Jones confirmed he will not seek a plea deal and intends to contest all charges at trial
• The case highlights rising domestic extremism, the challenge of moderating graphic violent content online and the prosecution of politically motivated violence