Damn, this is the first I’ve heard that there might be federal charges. What the actual fuck? Now a single murder on the street can be a federal case? I want off of Mr. Toad’s wild ride.
E: Well, I guess they charge certain murders at the fed level but this seems like one citizen holding a grudge against another. Victim isn’t involved with law enforcement so WTF?
Damn, this is the first I’ve heard that there might be federal charges. What the actual fuck? Now a single murder on the street can be a federal case? I want off of Mr. Toad’s wild ride.
E: Well, I guess they charge certain murders at the fed level but this seems like one citizen holding a grudge against another. Victim isn’t involved with law enforcement so WTF?
Victim was rich. That’s all the justification it takes.
He crossed state lines in the course of executing his plan. It was always going to become federal.
Oh yeah. Continuing plan over state lines, like a kidnapping.
I stand corrected.
My guess is they use the commerce clause to make it federal.