“Ultimately we made the decision we feel is best for our organization moving forward. Tom will always be a part of our Knicks family and we truly wish him nothing but the best in the future.”
Soliman’s wife was born in Saudi Arabia and is an Egyptian national, according to her lawsuit. She is a network engineer and has a pending EB-2 visa, which is available to professionals with advanced degrees, the suit said. She and her children all are listed as dependents on Soliman’s asylum application.Soliman told authorities that he had been planning the attack for a year, the affidavit said.
Soliman is being held in a county jail on a $10 million cash bond and is scheduled to make an appearance in state court on Thursday. His attorney, Kathryn Herold, declined to comment after a state court hearing Monday. Public defenders’ policy prohibits speaking to the media.The attack unfolded against the backdrop of the, which has contributed to a spike in antisemitic violence in the United States. It happened at the beginning of the
and barely a week after a man who also yelled “Free Palestine” was charged withoutside a Jewish museum in Washington.
This story has been corrected to show the defendant’s oldest daughter is 17, not 18, according to attorneys for the family.
Golden reported from Seattle. Associated Press reporters Eric Tucker in Washington, Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City, Missouri, Samy Magdy in Cairo, Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City, Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.Leaving the court after her hearing, López shouted “I am a political prisoner, the accusations are for my legal work, for my reporting this administration’s corruption. There are not institutions that guarantee Salvadorans rights. I am innocent.”
As she was escorted by police to her hearing Wednesday, a shackled López with a Bible between her hands, shouted: “They’re not going to silence me, I want a public trial,” according to a brief video posted by Cristosal on X. “The people have to know.”Earlier, defense attorney Pedro Cruz, surrounded by reporters in the courthouse, said he disagreed with the decision to seal the case. He said prosecutors had done so “because they fear they made an unfounded accusation.”
Later he said that her defense team had solid arguments and evidence and hoped for a fair trial.She had not made her initial appearance before a judge until Monday, more than two weeks after her arrest.