Report Supports Police Car Bombing Suspect's Insanity Plea
In September, Mueller pleaded not criminally responsible, an insanity defense. Last week, prosecutors received the results of a court-ordered mental-health evaluation that concurred with the plea, Smith said.
Prosecutors plan to have an independent expert review the report before deciding how to proceed, Smith said.
Meanwhile, a federal grand jury in Baltimore indicted Mueller Thursday on four counts stemming from the same incident. He's charged with transporting and maliciously using explosive materials, and possessing and discharging a destructive device. Mueller faces a mandatory 35 years in prison, and could get life, if convicted on all counts.
Smith said his office could defer to federal prosecutors or continue prosecuting the state case separately. A state court finding of not criminally responsible wouldn't necessarily apply to the federal case, he said.
Marcia Murphy, a spokeswoman for the Maryland U.S. attorney's office, said she "wouldn't want to speculate" on how the state mental-health evaluation could affect the federal case.
Mueller's defense attorneys didn't return a call from The Associated Press. He's been held without bail since August.
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