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Friend of Boston bomb suspect may get seven-year term in plea deal
Source: Reuters
Friend of Boston bomb suspect may get seven-year term in plea deal
BY DANIEL LOVERING
BOSTON Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:56pm EDT
(Reuters) - A friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of hindering the investigation into the blasts in a deal with prosecutors that calls for a prison sentence of up to seven years.
Dias Kadyrbayev, a 20-year-old Kazakh national, had been scheduled to go on trial next month and was facing up to 25 years in prison on charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice for removing a backpack and other evidence from Tsarnaev’s dormitory room in the days after the bombing.
Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
Kadyrbayev also agreed to be deported from the United States as part of the agreement. U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock said he would not accept the deal immediately but scheduled a sentencing hearing for Nov. 18.
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BY DANIEL LOVERING
BOSTON Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:56pm EDT
(Reuters) - A friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of hindering the investigation into the blasts in a deal with prosecutors that calls for a prison sentence of up to seven years.
Dias Kadyrbayev, a 20-year-old Kazakh national, had been scheduled to go on trial next month and was facing up to 25 years in prison on charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice for removing a backpack and other evidence from Tsarnaev’s dormitory room in the days after the bombing.
Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
Kadyrbayev also agreed to be deported from the United States as part of the agreement. U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock said he would not accept the deal immediately but scheduled a sentencing hearing for Nov. 18.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/22/us-usa-explosions-boston-idUSKBN0GL23520140822
