72-year-old Las Vegas man, David Wenwei Chou, accused of hate-fueled shooting at Laguna Woods church in 2022, has been transferred to federal custody. Chou faces capital charges for killing one person and wounding five others at a Taiwanese Presbyterian congregation. Federal prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty, overriding the state case. Chou, who has a grievance against the Taiwanese community, entered a not guilty plea to 53 federal charges. The victim killed was John Cheng, an Aliso Viejo doctor hailed as a hero. Chou appeared alert in court with a Mandarin interpreter and a wheelchair. He has hinted at a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity defense. Federal officials are ramping up death penalty pursuits, making a federal execution more likely due to Californias state moratorium.
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