A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of shooting up a New York City subway train last month, leaving 10 people wounded.
Frank James, 62, was indicted on May 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He faces charges of a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system, as well as one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
If convicted, both charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. The weapons count has a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence.
During the April 12 attack, James is accused of opening fire inside a subway car and setting off smoke bombs. While 10 people were wounded by gunfire, 13 others were injured in the panic-induced rush to get out of the smoke-filled train.
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