Boulder authorities on Thursday formally filed 118 charges against terror suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who appeared shackled and wearing a zipped orange jumpsuit from a jailhouse courtroom before the district’s chief judge.
The charges include attempted murder, illegal use of incendiary devices, assault and cruelty to animals, with victims ranging in age from 25 to 88, as well as a dog.
Soliman, 45, repeatedly nodded his head on Thursday to acknowledge he understood court proceedings. A preliminary hearing, which will feature witness testimony, was set for July 15. The suspect is being held in Boulder County Jail on $10million bond.
He’d been charged earlier in the week with a federal hate crime.
The Egyptian national and Uber driver was arrested Sunday after allegedly hurling homemade Molotov cocktails at a Boulder gathering in support of Hamas hostages being held in Gaza.
According to his arrest affidavit, he’d been planning the attack for a year but waiting until his daughter graduated from high school – which happened days before he executed it.
Soliman lived in Kuwait for 17 years before he moved to the US in 2022 but overstayed his visa and then a work permit, according to authorities.
He’d worked briefly for a Denver-area health company but had been driving for Uber at the time of his arrest, the rideshare company confirmed to Daily Mail.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was charged Thursday with 118 counts, including attempted murder and assault, after allegedly injuring 15 in Boulder with homemade incendiary devices
According to his arrest affidavit, Soliman wanted to kill ‘Zionists’ and searched for Jewish groups online before choosing a weekly Boulder gathering as his target
Soliman had passed the company’s eligibility requirements, which included a criminal background check, according to a spokesperson for Uber.
The father of five had searched for ‘Zionist’ groups to target and zeroed in on the Boulder weekly event, driving up 100 miles from the home he shared in Colorado Springs with his wife and children, the arrest affidavit said.
He brought with him materials for Molotov cocktails and flame-throwing devices, as well as clothing to disguise himself as a gardener, it continued.
After Soliman’s arrest, authorities swooped on his Colorado Springs home. Neighbors told Daily Mail he could often be seen playing outside with his children, and Soliman’s wife was known for bringing food to other residents of the street.
ICE and Homeland Security took Soliman’s family into custody on Tuesday, though a Colorado judge has temporarily blocked their deportation.
According to the affidavit, Soliman claimed he’d told no one about his plans for the attack, including his wife and children, and that he’d planned to die himself.
Soliman appeared shackled and wearing a zipped orange jumpsuit as from a jailhouse courtroom before the district’s chief judge
Soliman, who’d been in the US since 2022, overstaying a visa and work permit, drove 100 miles from the home (pictured) he shared with his wife and five children in Colorado Springs
Speaking after Soliman’s court appearance, Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty said that ‘the charges reflect the evidence that we have regarding this horrific attack that took place and the seriousness of it.
Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn then addressed security questions about the city’s upcoming Jewish Festival, which begins less than a week after the attack.
‘What people can expect coming there is enhanced security protocols, a very visible law enforcement presence,’ he said.
‘We are bringing in SWAT elements. We will have drones … We’ll likely have plainclothes people in the crowd, as well.
‘We want people to feel safe.’
