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Soliman Waives Preliminary Hearing in Boulder Firebomb Case; Arraignment Slated for September 9

Soliman remains jailed on first-degree murder alongside federal hate crime charges with his family’s deportation fight before the courts.

FILE - A man affixes a bouquet of flowers to a makeshift memorial for victims of an attack outside of the Boulder County, Colo., courthouse, June 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
FILE - Law enforcement officials dress up in protective gear to investigative an attack on the Pearl Street Mall, June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, FIle)
FILE - The flag of Israel tops a makeshift memorial for victims of an attack outside of the Boulder County, Colo., courthouse as a light rain falls, June 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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Overview

  • On July 15, Soliman formally waived his right to a state preliminary hearing in Boulder District Court.
  • Judge Nancy Woodruff Salomone denied a defense request to delay proceedings and set his arraignment for September 9.
  • State prosecutors are preparing to introduce evidence of his June 1 Molotov cocktail attack that injured 13 people and led to the death of volunteer Karen Diamond.
  • He faces more than 180 state charges—including two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, assault, incendiary device counts and animal cruelty—alongside 12 federal hate crime indictments.
  • Federal authorities are concurrently advancing deportation proceedings against Soliman’s family over their expired U.S. visa status.