Overview
- Soliman, 45, faces 118 state charges including 28 first-degree attempted murder counts for the June 1 firebombing that injured 15 people and a dog; he remains in Boulder County Jail on a $10 million bond.
- He appeared in federal court on June 6 to face a hate crime charge that could carry a life sentence if convicted.
- A federal judge issued an emergency order blocking the expedited deportation of his wife and five children, currently held by ICE in Texas.
- Investigators say Soliman plotted the attack for a year, targeted the weekly Run for Their Lives pro-Israel gathering on Pearl Street Mall and yelled “Free Palestine” during the assault.
- The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned of an elevated threat to Jewish and Israeli communities in the wake of the Boulder attack and other antisemitic incidents.