DENVER – A 46-year-old Egyptian national accused of carrying out a deadly firebombing at a pro-Israel demonstration in Colorado will admit guilt to all 184 state charges against him this Thursday, according to his legal team.
The announcement came through an emergency court filing Sunday by defense lawyers representing Mohamed Soliman in connection with his separate federal hate crimes case.
The same legal motion requests a federal court order blocking the deportation of six family members – including Soliman’s former wife and five children – until federal authorities determine whether they will seek capital punishment in their case against him.
Defense attorneys contend that sending his relatives out of the country would violate Soliman’s constitutional rights by preventing them from serving as character witnesses during a potential death penalty trial.
The filing reveals that Soliman has offered to accept a life sentence in the federal case, though prosecutors have not yet responded to that proposal.
Regarding the state proceedings, defense lawyers stated that Soliman “will plead guilty to all charges” on Thursday as part of an agreement where Boulder County District Court will “impose a prison sentence of life without parole, plus at least 400 years.”
Court records show a “filing of charges hearing” scheduled for Thursday, though neither Soliman’s attorneys nor the Boulder County prosecutor’s office provided additional comment Monday.
The charges against Soliman total 184 counts related to the June 1, 2025 assault, encompassing multiple murder charges, attempted murder, assault, and illegal use of explosive materials.
Court documents from both sides describe how Soliman hurled two gasoline-filled bottles at participants in a peaceful downtown Boulder gathering aimed at highlighting the situation of Israeli hostages captured by Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023.
Prosecutors say Soliman also wielded an improvised flame-throwing device created from a commercial weed sprayer during the assault, shouting “Free Palestine” while the firebombs he launched ignited among the crowd.
Officials documented 29 total victims, including individuals who suffered burns or injuries while escaping or who were close enough to be considered attempted murder targets, the Denver Post reported. An 82-year-old victim, Karen Diamond, succumbed to her injuries later that month.
Prosecution court filings indicate that following his arrest, Soliman admitted to investigators his desire to “kill all Zionist people” and revealed he had spent a year planning the attack, though he postponed execution until after his daughter’s high school graduation.
Immigration authorities detained Soliman’s family members last June after his arrest, transporting them to a Texas facility where they remained for over 10 months before their court-ordered release on April 23.
The mother and five children were detained again on April 25, just hours after returning to Colorado by plane. They were placed on a Michigan-bound aircraft for eventual deportation when legal representatives stepped in, prompting immigration officials to return them to Denver and release them again on April 26, according to the defense emergency filing.
The current status of the family members remains unclear. A representative for the U.S. Attorney for Colorado declined to discuss the federal case’s progress.
