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Judge Sends Boulder Hate-Crime Case to Trial as Suspect’s Family Fights Deportation

A federal judge has ruled there is probable cause to proceed with a hate-crime trial against Mohamed Sabry Soliman.

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Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025.
Boulder police officers patrol the Pearl Street Mall near the scene of a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators the day before, on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Photo of Soliman family home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Overview

  • During a June 18 hearing in Denver, Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella found enough evidence to advance the federal hate-crime prosecution after debate over whether Soliman targeted demonstrators for their support of Israel or their political views.
  • Soliman faces a federal hate-crime charge that carries a potential life sentence alongside 118 state counts including attempted murder and assault, and his next federal court appearance is set for June 27.
  • Prosecutors say Soliman planned the June 1 Molotov cocktail attack on Run for Their Lives demonstrators for over a year and resorted to firebombs after his immigration status blocked a firearm purchase.
  • Soliman’s wife, Hayam El Gamal, and their five children were transferred by ICE to a detention facility in Texas on June 3 and have secured a temporary restraining order delaying their deportation.
  • In her first public statement, El Gamal expressed shock and grief over her husband’s actions, detailed harsh conditions in custody and appealed to Americans to help uphold her family’s due process rights.