As part of a plea bargain with federal prosecutors, in return for his plea to possessing an unregistered firearm — that's how federal law defines a Molotov cocktail — the prosecutors will drop two other charges.
The man who made sandwiches at an Austin, Texas, sub shop could have faced 10 years in prison. With the plea bargain, he could face as few as 30 months behind bars.
Asked by Chief U.S. District Judge Michael Davis who else was involved in making the Molotov cocktails, Crowder, 23, unhesitatingly named his co-defendant, David McKay, also of Austin.
McKay, 23, goes on trial Jan. 26.
"At this point, we're still planning on going forward to trial," said McKay's lawyer, Jeff DeGree. He declined to say whether federal prosecutors had offered McKay a plea bargain.
Crowder's plea came a day after Davis ruled that evidence seized by St. Paul police could be used at the upcoming trial. A federal magistrate had recommended that some evidence be thrown out because police seized it without a warrant. Davis rejected the magistrate's findings."
ORIGINAL SOURCE: TwinCities.com
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