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Public defender: Boulder firebomber’s federal case in possible jeopardy if family is deported

Colorado Springs Gazette·Nick Smith nick.smith@gazette.com·3 days ago
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DENVER — As one side of the federal government pushes for the deportation of the El Gamal family, its judicial branch is raising concerns of how that could impact the Boulder firebomber’s federal hate crime case. Attorneys on both sides of Mohamed Soliman’s federal case gathered at the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse on Friday to continue their conversation over the possibility of a death penalty for the defendant and what ripple effects could come from the deportation of his now reportedly estranged Colorado Springs-area family. Mohamed Soliman (Courtesy of Boulder Police Department) Assistant Federal Public Defender David Kraut argued before the court that the family could lend in the defense of Soliman, and their deportation would complicate the matter. Soliman, an Egyptian national, was arrested shortly after the June 1, 2025, attack against Jewish demonstrators at Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. The 46-year-old was sentenced to 2,128 years in state prison for killing a woman and injuring 29 others.…

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