CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners during a Bible study in a South Carolina church appeared before a judge to plead guilty to federal charges. Under a plea agreement signed by 21-year-old Joey Meek and federal prosecutors, Meek will plead guilty to lying to authorities and failing to report a…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the white man accused of shooting nine black parishioners to death in Charleston last year is set to plead guilty. A plea agreement signed by federal prosecutors Monday shows that 21-year-old Joey Meek has agreed to plead guilty to lying to authorities and failure to report a crime. Authorities have said Meek failed…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Judge Richard Gergel told government prosecutors Tuesday that time is running out for Attorney General Loretta Lynch to decide whether the government will seek death for accused church shooter Dylann Roof. After hearing from federal prosecutors that Lynch had not yet decided after a bar meeting last term, Gergel warned that further delays could forfeit their…
A federal judge is holding hearings in two cases stemming from the Charleston church shooting.
