APNewsBreak: Church shooting suspect's friend to plead

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

APNewsBreak: Church shooting suspect's friend to plead

Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Updated 4:53 pm, Monday, April 25, 2016



Joey Meek, friend of Dylann Roof who is accused of killing nine black church members during Bible study on June 17 in Charleston , S.C.



COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners in Charleston last year is set to plead guilty to two federal charges, according to an agreement signed by federal prosecutors and filed online Monday.

The plea would mark the first conviction in a mass killing that stunned the country, reignited discussions about race relations and led to the removal of a Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Statehouse. Dylann Roof, who is charged with the slayings, had previously posed for photos with a rebel flag.

Joey Meek, 21, has agreed to plead guilty to lying to authorities and failure to report a crime, according to the agreement, and a hearing is set for 1 p.m. Friday in Charleston. He could face up to eight years in prison on those charges, although prosecutors note in the agreement they will argue he deserves less time if he's helpful in their ongoing case.

Authorities have said that Meek failed to tell investigators all he knew about Roof's plans to shoot the parishioners at Emanuel AME Church last June.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/APNewsBreak-Church-shooting-suspect-s-friend-to-7325059.php

[hatrack]

1. He seems like a nice person . . . .

[underpants]

3. I'M A

I wonder what wisdom this particular individual chose to express his understanding of the human condition and his role in it on his cut-off t-shirt

Oh and his camou visor

[hatrack]

4. "REDNECK DUMBASS"

That was my guess . . .

[Judi Lynn]

2. Man to plead guilty to hiding friend's church shooting plan

Man to plead guilty to hiding friend's church shooting plan

By Harriet McLeod

April 25, 2016

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A South Carolina man will plead guilty to federal charges he lied to investigators and concealed knowledge of his friend's plans for a deadly mass shooting that killed nine parishioners at a Charleston church last year, court papers showed on Monday.

Joseph Meek, 21, will plead guilty to two charges, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court. He was indicted for lying to an FBI agent after his childhood friend, 22-year-old Dylann Roof, allegedly opened fire during a June 17 Bible study at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church.

. . .

Court documents show Meek has agreed to cooperate with U.S. attorneys. He could be called to testify at Roof's trial to his knowledge of his friend's alleged crimes.

A hearing to change his plea is scheduled for Friday in U.S. District Court in Charleston. If a judge accepts the deal, Meek would avoid a trial that was set to start in late June.

More:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/friend-man-charged-c-church-shooting-plead-guilty-180934813.html?nhp=1