FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2019 file photo Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the Santa Fe High School student accused of killing 10 people in a May 18 shooting at the high school, is escorted by Galveston County Sheriff's Office deputies into the jury assembly room for a change of venue hearing at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. Pagourtzis' attorney Nick Poehl, says federal prosecutors plan to file charges against the former student after they had previously indicated they would not. Poehl says Pagourtzis was taken into federal custody Monday, April 8, 2019 and was set to appear in federal court in Galveston at 1 p.m. Poehl says he doesn't know what federal charges were filed. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool, File)
April 08, 2019 - 6:33 PM
HOUSTON - The Latest on a school shooting suspect in Texas facing federal charges (all times local):
8:30 p.m.
An attorney for an 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school says federal prosecutors have filed 11 charges against the former student after previously indicating they would not.
Attorney Nick Poehl says he doesn't know what charges Dimitrios Pagourtzis is facing because the federal case is sealed as a result of Pagourtzis being a minor when the shooting occurred last year.
Pagourtzis appeared in federal court in Galveston on Monday afternoon.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Houston declined to comment.
Family members of those killed in the shooting and many of the injured say they're grateful federal charges were filed.
Pagourtzis has been charged with capital murder in state court for the May 18, 2018, shooting at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County.
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1:20 p.m.
An attorney for an 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school says federal prosecutors plan to file charges against the former student after they had previously indicated they would not.
Attorney Nick Poehl says Dimitrios Pagourtzis was taken into federal custody Monday and was set to appear in federal court in Galveston at 1 p.m.
Poehl says he doesn't know what federal charges were filed.
Pagourtzis has been charged with capital murder in state court for the May 18, 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County.
Last month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas said no federal charges would likely be filed.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office didn't immediately return an email seeking comment.
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