Patriot Update

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday added terrorism to the list of charges that Floyd Lee Corkins II faces in connection with the Aug. 15 shooting of a security guard at the offices of the Family Research Council.

Corkins, of Herndon, Va., has been in custody since his arrest soon after the shooting, which allegedly occurred when Corkins attempted to enter the FRC’s Washington headquarters with a weapon.

One week after his arrest, Corkins was formally charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with the federal offense of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, as well as DC charges of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and committing assault with intent to kill while armed.