Overview

• Defense lawyers filed a 114–118 page motion urging a federal judge to dismiss the indictment, strike the death-penalty notice, or otherwise block a capital prosecution.
• The filing cites a choreographed arrest display and public remarks by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has said the case warrants capital punishment, as prejudicial.
• Attorneys also point to a recent state ruling by Judge Gregory Carro that tossed terrorism counts while leaving a second-degree murder charge in place.
• Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the parallel case, where charges include stalking and murder through use of a firearm tied to a weapon with 3D‑printed parts.
• Court calendars list a New York state pretrial hearing for December 1 and a federal hearing for December 5 as prosecutors prepare their October 31 response.