Terrorism Charge For Man Who Shot Guard At Family Research Council HQ
Floyd Lee Corkins, the man who shot a guard at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of anti-gay hate group Family Research Council on August 15, has been charged with a federal count of terrorism, along with an additional six charges, on top of the charges he already is facing. Corkins will again be in court on Friday.
“The grand jury assigned to Corkins’ case returned a superceding indictment Tuesday that added seven D.C. charges to the federal ones,” WJLA reports. “Among the charges levied by the District include one count each of committing an act of terrorism while armed, attempted murder while armed, aggravated assault, second-degree burglary and three counts of possession of a firearm.”
Just one day after the shooting, Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, falsely claimed “Corkins was given a license to shoot an unarmed man by organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center that have been reckless in labeling organizations hate groups because they disagree with them on public policy.â€
Related:
Over Two Dozen LGBT Organizations Issue Statement On Family Research Council Shooting
Anti-Gay Groups Blame LGBT Community For Family Research Council Shooting
Watch: NOM Claims FRC Shooting Motivated By ‘Hate Group’ Label

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