Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said al-Bakoush arrived at Joint Base Andrews around 3 a.m. after an overseas transfer to U.S. custody.
- The unsealed indictment charges him with the murders of Ambassador Chris Stevens and Sean Smith, the attempted murder of Special Agent Scott Wicklund, arson, and terrorism-related conspiracies.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro will prosecute the case in the District of Columbia, with specific court appearance details not yet announced.
- Officials declined to say where he was apprehended, describing only a coordinated capture and transfer executed overseas by the FBI and partners.
- Authorities said the probe continues and that additional suspects from the 2012 attack that also killed Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty remain at large.