CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – A federal court has found accused Emanuel AME Church shooter Dylann Roof competent to stand trial. Jury selection for the case will resume next Monday at 9 a.m. Roof, 22, is accused of shooting and killing nine parishioners an hour after joining them in bible study on June 17, 2015. The suspect pleaded not guilty […]
Dylann Roof's lawyer, Sarah Gannett, said the charges are "extremely grave" and "under the Constitution they are not properly charged."
Dylann Roof was also indicted of killing someone while obstructing religious freedom, a charge eligible for the death penalty after the attack on Mother Emanuel AME Church.
In a shocking admission, Director James Comey says the FBI made a clerical error in its background check for Dylann Roof.
https://twitter.com/history1800s/status/611403091531984896 A tragedy still unfolding has thrust “Mother” Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina into the spotlight, as well as its pastor, Rev. Clementa Pinckney. Scroll down to see a video of Rev. Pinckney recounting highlights of the church’s amazing history. This historic congregation — one of the first A.M.E. congregations, has seen […]
