Man accused of killing Arkansas Army recruiter faces new assault, threat charges

Ark. recruiter killing suspect faces new charges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A man charged with killing one soldier and wounding another outside a Little Rock recruiting center now faces charges of assaulting and threatening jailers.

Aggravated assault and terroristic threatening charges were filed Monday against 24-year-old Abdulhakim (ahb-DOOL hah-KEEM) Mujahid (moo-jah-HEED’) Muhammad.

He’s accused of trying to stab jail deputy Aaron Grunenwald in the arm with a pair of eyeglasses on April 10th. He’s also accused of threatening to kill deputy Brandon Huff three days later.

Muhammad is charged with capital murder in the June 2009 shooting death of Pvt. William Long and with the wounding of Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula (eh-ZAG’-u-la). He told The Associated Press last year the shootings were justified because of U.S. military action in the Middle East.

Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, www.arkansasonline.com

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man charged with killing one soldier and wounding another outside a Little Rock recruiting center now faces charges of assaulting and threatening jailers.

Aggravated assault and terroristic threatening charges were filed Monday against 24-year-old Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad.

He’s accused of trying to stab jail deputy Aaron Grunenwald in the arm with a pair of eyeglasses on April 10th. He’s also accused of threatening to kill deputy Brandon Huff three days later.

Muhammad is charged with capital murder in the June 2009 shooting death of Pvt. William Long and with the wounding of Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula. He told The Associated Press last year the shootings were justified because of U.S. military action in the Middle East.

Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, www.arkansasonline.com