Federal prosecutors have decided to press charges against the long time friend and ex-neighbor Enrique Marquez for purchasing the semi-automatic weapons that Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik used to shoot and kill 14 people and injuring 21 others last month in a terrorist atack in San Bernardino, California.
According to federal autuhorities, Marquez could be charged as early as today.
Marquez allegedly bought the weapons for Farook three years ago so that the Pakistani native wouldn’t have to go through the long background check process or be on record as the purchaser. Marquez allegedly told the FBI that he and Farook discussed planning an attack in 2010, but called it off after other terrorists were arrested in southern California. On Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey said agents have found no connection between Farook and the people arrested in 2010.
A statement from the White House says that President Obama will be meting with the families of the victims of thre San Bernardino shooting tomorrow.
