A man who allegedly sold a gun used by a British man to take hostages at a Texas synagogue has been charged with a federal firearms crime.
Henry “Michael” Williams, 32, sold a pistol to Malik Faisal Akram two days before the hostage-taking, according to US authorities.
Mr. Williams has now been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Akram was shot and killed when police stormed the synagogue.
According to a criminal complaint released by the US Department of Justice on Wednesday, Mr. Williams had previously been convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted possession of a controlled substance.