Robel Phillipos, 19, faces a detention hearing Monday, on the Boston Marathon Bombings. Phillipos' lawyers, are trying to find a way to seek his release. His lawyers, Derege Demissie and Susan Church, stated that the case is about a —"frightened and confused 19 year old who was subjected to intense questioning and interrogation, without the benefit of the counsel, and in the context of one of the worst attacks against the nation. The weight of the federal government under such circumstances can have a devastatingly crushing effect on the ability of an adolescent to withstand the enormous pressure and respond rationally."
As of last week, Phillipos was charged with lying to the investigators about visiting bomber suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room, a few days after the bombing attack. Two other friends of Phillipos and Tsarnaev, were also charged with "conspiring to take justice", by taking a backpack full of fireworks and a laptop from Tsarnaev's dorm. To support the bail, Phillipos' lawyers have gathered affidavits from family members and friends of Phillipos, that state that Robel is a "considerate, thoughtful, and friendly young man, and a son of a single mother who emigrated to the United States from Ethiopia". The affidavits also stated that Robel was not a flight risk, and that he has been a lifelong resident of Massachusetts. As of today, Robel Phillipos faces a maximum of eighty years in jail, and has a $250,000 bond hanging over his head, if he is ever convicted.
As to how the bombers are doing....well, Dzhokhar, and his accomplice/brother Tamerlan, are accused of carrying out the bombings on April 25, 2013. Reports state that the brothers used "—pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails, ball bearings and metal shards". Tamerlan, was killed during a gunfight with the police a few days after the bombing attack, and Dzhokhar is in the hospital prison. Being charged with the use of a weapon that causes mass destruction, he now faces a potential death sentence, if he is ever convicted.
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