Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in a series of explosions in New York
and New Jersey, was charged Monday evening with five counts of
attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in his shootout with
police Monday morning in New Jersey.
Rahami, 28, a naturalized U.S. citizen from
Afghanistan, was held on $5.2 million bail in connection with the
shootout, during which two Linden police officers sustained gunshot
wounds, a third was struck by a bullet fragment and two others were
injured, authorities said.
The Union County Prosecutor's Office said Rahami was also charged
with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a
weapon for an unlawful purpose. A spokesman for the prosecutor's office
told NBC New York that an initial court appearance was scheduled for
Sept. 28.
Rahami could face up to 20 years on each of the attempted murder counts.
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Source: NBC News
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