A Washington, D.C., judge on Tuesday ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal — the Afghan national accused of killing one National Guard troop member and wounding another near the White House — held without bond, calling the government’s case “exceedingly strong.”
Lakanwal, 29, appeared by video from a hospital bed, telling the court through an interpreter that he was in pain and couldn’t open his eyes. A court-appointed attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Prosecutors say Lakanwal opened fire on Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, during what authorities described as an ambush attack.
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