Plea agreement negotiations are underway to resolve gun-related charges against a self-described white nationalist from Washington, D.C., whose relatives reported concerns about his behavior after last year’s Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, according to a court filing Wednesday. Federal prosecutors and a public defender representing Jeffrey Clark Jr. have been negotiating since last November and have taken “some substantial steps” that increase the likelihood of a deal, the filing says. “After the death of Edward Clark, Jeffrey Clark became more outspoken about his radical views, expressing them openly to his family members who were in the area following Edward Clark’s death,” an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit. “During these conversations, Jeffrey Clark defended Robert Bowers’ killings at the Tree-of-Life Synagogue. Jeffrey Clark has remained detained in federal custody since his arrest.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2019 14:15 UTC