WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The man accused of killing a young couple at the Jewish Museum in the nation’s capital is now facing new federal charges and potentially the death penalty. It’s part of a Trump administration pledge to crack down on antisemitism.
U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, announced a grand jury indicted Elias Rodriguez on nine charges, including hate crime and first-degree murder charges.
Investigators accuse Rodriguez of shooting and killing Israeli embassy workers Yaron Lichinsky and Sarah Milgram as they left an event at the museum in May…