Overview
- Soliman, 46, is scheduled to plead guilty on Thursday, May 7, to all 184 state charges, which would trigger life without parole plus at least 400 years under Colorado sentencing rules.
- The federal hate-crime case stays active as prosecutors weigh a death-penalty filing, the only path to capital punishment because Colorado ended its death penalty in 2020.
- His lawyers asked a federal judge to stop the deportation of his ex-wife and five children, calling them material witnesses for any capital sentencing and noting their brief release and re-detention from April 23 to April 26.
- Prosecutors say he planned the June 1, 2025 attack for a year and threw two Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel rally on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall, injuring 13 people and fatally wounding 82-year-old Karen Diamond.
- Court papers describe a motive fight, as prosecutors cite perceived ties to Israel while the defense says opposition to Zionism is political and not covered by hate-crime law.