Accused subway shooter to plead guilty to terrorism charges

The man accused of opening fire inside a New York City subway car back in April plans to plead guilty to terrorism charges, court documents reveal.

The suspect, Frank James, has indicated that he "wishes to schedule a guilty plea to the superseding indictment," James' attorneys wrote to the court on Wednesday. Their client has been charged with 10 counts of terrorism or violence against a mass transportation system, and one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, per CNN. He was previously charged with a "single terrorism offense to which he pleaded not guilty," ABC News reports.

Upon opening fire inside the N train subway car on April 12, James is believed to have also set off a smoke device, dangerously clouding visibility. Ten people were wounded by gunfire while others were injured from the smoke, CNN adds. No deaths were reported. He was arrested a day later following a manhunt, in which multiple bystanders and even James himself called the New York Police Department tipline to share information regarding his whereabouts, The New York Times notes.

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James, 63, faces "up to life in prison on each of the 11 counts in the new indictment," CNN writes. A hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 3.