 [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Frank James pleaded guilty on Tuesday to terrorism charges
- Authorities said James, 63, opened fire on a subway traveling through Brooklyn on April 12, shooting 10 people and injuring another 23
- Defense attorneys wrote last month he plans to plead guilty to all 11 counts against him without a plea deal
- He faces a potential life sentence
Prosecutors have asked federal Judge William Kuntz II to sentence James to more than 40 years in prison for the attack.
They wrote in a letter last week that he should be imprisoned beyond the roughly 32-year to 29-year sentence that federal guidelines recommend, arguing that James planned the attack for years and endangered the lives of dozens of people, FOX 5 reports.
The Bronx-born, Milwaukee-based suspect was ultimately arrested while strolling down the street on April 13.
In court documents, prosecutors detailed how more ammunition had been found in James' rented Philadelphia apartment, including an extended round magazine that was fit for a semi-automatic rifle.
His 9mm handgun was later found at the 36th Street subway station after the attack, along with spent shell casings, fireworks, and a key to his U-Haul.
Police also searched a storage unit in Philadelphia, where he was keeping more ammunition, a torch and a gun silencer.
There was also a propane gas tank in the U-Haul when police swooped in on it hours after the attack.
James allegedly dumped the truck five miles from the 36th Street subway and was filmed walking away. His motive remains unknown.
James has a criminal history which extends back to 1992, when he pleaded guilty to attempted petit larceny.
He was known to the FBI's Guardian Program, which tracks terror threats and suspects, over an incident in New Mexico in 2019.
At the time, he was cleared of all wrongdoing.
But in a YouTube video posted just one day before the attack, James said he wanted to harm people, calling himself the Prophet of Doom.
'I can say I wanted to kill people. I wanted to watch people die,' he said.
Other videos featured James ranting about discrimination and complaining about white people.
Mayor Eric Adams suggested that it was the responsibility of YouTube to monitor the videos and report them.
'There's a corporate responsibility hen we are watching hate brew online,' Adams said at the time.
'We can identify [hate] using artificial intelligence and other methods to identify those who are talking about violence.'
Critics accused Adams of passing the buck, noting that the surveillance cameras in the station were not working - allowing James to flee - and that NYPD failed to find him, despite his wandering around Manhattan for almost 24 hours after the attack and eventually calling the police himself. 
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]