Judge Finds Suspect in Arson at Bernie Sanders’ Office Unable to Assist in His Own Defense

Judge finds suspect in arson at Bernie Sanders’ office unable to assist in his own defense

A federal judge has found the man accused of setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2024 not competent to assist in his defense. Judge William K. Sessions III wrote in a ruling last…

Judge finds suspect in arson at Bernie Sanders' office unable to assist in his own defense

The ruling calls on authorities to place Shant Soghomonian in a “suitable facility for a reasonable period of time” to determine whether “he will attain capacity to permit the proceeding to go forward.”