A man accused of killing a National Guard troop and wounding another near the White House has pleaded not guilty to new charges that could lead to a death sentence if he is convicted.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, was arraigned on 17 counts, including first-degree murder, in a new indictment handed up by a federal grand jury in Washington.
Lakanwal is accused of driving to the nation's capital from Bellingham, Washington, while in possession of a stolen firearm and ambushing the two Guard members outside a subway station three blocks from the White House.
He is due back in court Sept. 16, with a trial date yet to be scheduled.
