FRC Shooter Charged
They hit him with federal firearms charges and tacked on assault with intent to kill
Authorities filed a criminal complaint Thursday accusing the suspect in the shooting at the Family Research Council of a federal firearms violation and assault with intent to kill, the Justice Department announced.
Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, is accused of walking into the lobby of the conservative policy group Wednesday armed with a 9 mm pistol and shooting a security guard, according to authorities.
Corkins is scheduled to appear in court on the charges Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Washington, the Justice Department said in a statement.
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Oh Tonio, please come on here onto some thread, any thread, and reassure us all that you're not this lunatic Floyd Lee Corkins II.