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Defendant accused in Boulder firebombing attack to plead guilty to state charges

Denver7 · · 833 words · By Stephanie Butzer
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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The man accused of a terror attack on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall in June 2025 will plead guilty to the state charges filed against him”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Mohamed Sabry Soliman 'pleaded not guilty' to state charges, directly contradicting the claim that he 'will plead guilty'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boulder firebomb attack suspect pleads not guilty in state court. By Kyla PearceNovember 5, 2025 | updated 2 hours ago.Initially, Soliman faced 118 charges in state court. Then in late June, Karen Dia…
https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/05/boulder-firebomb-at…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces more than 180 state charges for first-degree murder, attempted murder and using explosive devices.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/05/boulder-firebombing-suspect-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investigators say Mohamed Sabry Soliman told them he intended to kill the roughly 20 participants at the weekly demonstration on Boulder’s Pearl Street mall.Mohamed Sabry Soliman was indicted earlier …
https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/27/boulder-attack-hate-crime…
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“Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 46, an Egyptian national, was charged in both state and federal court for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of peaceful protesters who were demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages on June 1, 2025.”
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Multiple sources confirm Soliman is an Egyptian national charged in state and federal court for throwing Molotov cocktails at pro-Israel protesters on June 1, 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — The suspect, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, was taken into custody at the scene. He is facing multiple felony charges as well as a federal hate crime charge.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boulder-colorado-attack-suspect…
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, David Kraut, a defense attorney for Soliman, argued that federal hate crimes law – just part of the charges Soliman faces in state and federal courts – requires the government to prove that S…
https://www.cpr.org/2025/06/18/boulder-pearl-street-attack-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohamed Sabry Soliman is charged with a federal hate crime and state charges including 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder.
https://abc13.com/post/boulder-attack-updates-suspect-mohame…
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“the Boulder County District Attorney's Office identified 29 victims, about half of whom were physically injured.”
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Web search results confirm the District Attorney's Office listed 29 victims, including 13 who were physically injured.
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web search NEUTRAL — On Monday morning, the Boulder District Attorney’s Office announced it amended two charges against Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, to murder in the first degree. One charge alleged extreme indifference, an…
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/06/30/woman-dies-after…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 01, 2025. Attack on Pearl Street; 8 Victims Identified. BOULDER, Colo. – On June 1 at 1:26 p.m. Boulder Police were called to the outdoor Pearl Street Mall for a report of an attack on a group of …
https://bouldercolorado.gov/news/attack-pearl-street-8-victi…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The District Attorney’s Office has been in close communication with Karen Diamond’s family throughout this difficult time.Prosecutors have listed 29 victims, including 13 who were physically injured.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/82-year-old-woman-injured-duri…
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“One of those victims, an 82-year-old woman, later died of her injuries.”
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Multiple sources confirm an 82-year-old woman named Karen Diamond died from injuries sustained in the attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — 82 (eighty-two) is the natural number following 81 and preceding 83. 82 is: the twenty-seventh semiprime [1] and the thirteenth of the form (2.q). with an aliquot sum of 44, within an aliquot sequence…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/82_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — 82 82 may refer to: 82 (number), the natural number following 81 and preceding 83 One of the years 82 BC, AD 82, 1982, 2082 The international calling code for South Korea 82 (album), A studio album by…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/82
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the fascinating world of the number 82! Explore its meanings, facts, role in mathematics, science, folklore, religion, angel numbers, and its presence in arts and literature.
https://numeraly.com/about-the-number-82/
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“According to Soliman's arrest affidavit, he said he had been planning the attack for a year.”
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Three independent sources (Affidavit, CNN, The Independent) confirm Soliman told authorities he had been planning the attack for one year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Soliman told authorities he had been planning the attack for one year and was waiting until after his daughter had graduated from high school, which happened on Thursday. They learned Soliman was born…
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/suspect-accused-of-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — For a full year, Soliman, 45, planned the violent assault driven by his simmering anger toward Israel and hatred of “Zionists,” according to federal documents. But El Gamal says she and the children w…
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/us/colorado-attack-suspect-fa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Following his arrest, Soliman reportedly told authorities he spent a year planning Sunday’s attack and had researched and specifically targeted a “Zionist group.”Mohamed Sabry Soliman has been charged…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/kris…
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“In Colorado, he was charged with more than 180 counts, including murder, attempted murder, first-degree assault, attempted assault, possession of an incendiary device and attempted possession of an incendiary device.”
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Web search results confirm he faces more than 180 state charges, including first-degree murder and attempted murder.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no secret of thei…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 103 days remain until the end of the year.
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“At the federal level, he was also charged with 12 hate crime counts.”
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Multiple sources confirm he was indicted on 12 federal hate crime counts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Soliman Care Family Practice Center, is a State of art medical facility that was founded by Dr Shahinaz Soliman on November 2003. We provide continuing and comprehensive Pediatrics, Adolescents, Geria…
https://www.solimancare.com/about-us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Soliman care family practice center Inc. offers the full spectrum of general and specialized cardiovascular services and diagnostics. Our patients begin by consulting with one of our experienced provi…
https://www.solimancare.com/services/
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web search NEUTRAL — At Soliman Care Family Practice our highly skilled medical professionals provide top healthcare services with care and compassion in mind.
https://www.solimancare.com/contact/
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“Mr. Soliman will plead guilty to all charges on May 7, 2026”
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Evidence explicitly states that Soliman pleaded 'not guilty' to all state charges and that the case is scheduled for trial in July 2026, contradicting the claim that he will plead guilty on May 7, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohamed Sabry Soliman | From Visa Overstay To Terror Suspect: Who Is Mohamed Soliman?Mohamed Soliman, an Egyptian national, allegedly attacked a pro-Israel r...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix3obtbni0Q
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web search NEUTRAL — Soliman is also charged with federal hate crime charges and pleaded not guilty to those charges in June. According to the federal indictment, Soliman said he wanted to take revenge on people who suppo…
https://kdvr.com/news/boulder-terror-attack/boulder-terror-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soliman appeared in court in Boulder on Wednesday. At the hearing, he pleaded “not guilty” to all of the charges he faces on the state level. The case will now go to trial, which is currently schedule…
https://www.kktv.com/2025/11/05/boulder-attack-suspect-plead…
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“The Boulder County District Court will be required to impose prison sentences of Life Without Parole, plus at least 400 years, based on his guilty pleas.”
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No evidence was found regarding specific mandatory sentencing requirements of 'Life Without Parole plus 400 years' for this specific case.
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“On Aug. 27, 2025, Soliman offered to plead guilty in his federal case and accept a sentence of life in prison.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a federal guilty plea offer made on August 27, 2025.
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“The death penalty was repealed in Colorado in 2020.”
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“Federal authorities said at the time of the attack in Boulder, Soliman was living illegally in the United States with his family, which includes his wife and five children.”
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“they 'entered the United States legally in August 2022 and subsequently overstayed their visas awaiting determinations on their affirmative asylum applications.'”
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“now-former Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Soliman's family was taken into immigration custody.”
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“The White House posted on social media that the family was in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for 'expedited removal.'”
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“In April, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, an immigration judge based in Texas, ordered the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release Soliman's detained family”
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“The family had been detained at a Texas immigration center for more than 10 months after ICE raided their Colorado Springs home”
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“they were detained from June 3 through April 23.”
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“Judge Biery said in April that he had found no evidence that the family knew about Soliman's plot to attack.”
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“The family returned to Colorado in late April.”
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“Soliman's wife has filed for divorce”
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