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-Lurid Crime Tales-
US charges man who sold gun used in synagogue hostage crisis
2022-01-27
Very good. Now tell us how Mr. Akram knew how to find a felon to sell him an illegal gun, and who put him together with Mr. Williams.
[JPost] Henry "Michael" Williams, has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The US Justice Department has filed criminal charges against a man for allegedly selling the gun that Malik Faisal Akram later used to take hostages earlier this month at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.

Henry "Michael" Williams, 32, has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, the US Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Texas announced Wednesday.

Williams, who was previously convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted possession of a controlled substance, sold Akram the semiautomatic Taurus G2C pistol on Jan. 13, according to prosecutors.

Two days later, Akram brought the pistol to Congregation Beth Israel during Saturday morning prayers, where he held four people, including the rabbi, hostage for nearly 11 hours. The first hostage was released around 5 p.m. The other three broke free unharmed when Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker threw a chair at Akram to distract him and fled out a side door.

Interviewed by the FBI days later, after his arrest on an outstanding state warrant, Williams identified a photo of Akram and affirmed he had made the firearm sale for $150.

The pistol was found inside the synagogue after FBI agents breached the building on Jan. 15, killing Akram in the process. The FBI is investigating the hostage situation as both terrorism and a hate crime.
The Times of Israel adds:
Malik Akram purchased semiautomatic Taurus G2C pistol 2 days before Texas standoff, telling dealer he needed it to ’intimidate’ someone who owed him cash, Justice Department says.

"After viewing a photo of Mr. Akram, Mr. Williams confirmed he sold Mr. Akram the handgun at an intersection in South Dallas," the Justice Department continued. "Analysis of both men’s cellphone records showed that the two phones were in close proximity on January 13."

Related: The Daily Mail has a photo of the miscreant.
Related:
Malik Faisal Akram: 2022-01-22 Texas hostage-taker Brit-Paki known wolf searched Internet for American rabbis, Dallas gun shops and Aafia Siddiqui
Malik Faisal Akram: 2022-01-20 Known wolf British synagogue terrorist, 44, rants about 'f***ing Jews' in disturbing final phone call; UK terror cops arrest 2 on Thursday
Malik Faisal Akram: 2022-01-19 Day 5: Texas Synagogue Attacker Was Known to UK Security Service MI5, Judged as No Risk
Posted by:Frank G

#3  Stay in homeless shelters to make tracking movements difficult
Using enablers to provide transportation instead of a rent car
The only glitch was having to fly
Where did he get his money?
Seems like a well planned attack
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom    2022-01-27 20:42  

#2  With all the muzz prison converts and Nation of Islam types out there, who says they don't have a network and secret handshakes, just like Freemasons?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-27 08:41  

#1  [TX]Man, 32, is arrested after admitting he sold semiautomatic Taurus G2C pistol to British terrorist who held rabbi and three others hostage in Texas synagogue
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-01-27 08:39  

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