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Malian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Cold-Blooded Murder
Alhassane Ould Mohamed, also known as Cheibani, was sentenced to 25 years in prison today in Brooklyn federal court for conspiring to murder a US diplomat stationed in Niamey, Niger, in December 2000.
The defendant and a co-conspirator accosted a group of employees of the US Embassy in Niger as they left a restaurant in the early morning hours of December 23, 2000. Carrying a pistol and an AK-47 assault rifle, they approached Department of Defense official William Bultemeier as he was about to enter his car, a white sport-utility vehicle bearing diplomatic license plates clearly indicating that it belonged to the United States Embassy.
After demanding that Mr. Bultemeier turn over the keys to the diplomatic vehicle, the defendant and his co-conspirator shot Mr. Bultemeier and Staff Sergeant Christopher McNeely, the Marine Detachment Commander for the United States Embassy in Niger at the time, who had run to Mr. Bultemeier’s aid. The defendant and his fellow assailant then drove away in the United States Embassy vehicle.
Mr. Bultemeier died of the injuries inflicted by the gunshot wounds. Staff Sergeant McNeely survived the shooting and later retired from the Marine Corps as a Master Sergeant.
“The defendant and his confederate murdered US diplomat William Bultemeier in cold blood and seriously injured US Marine Staff Sergeant Christopher McNeely, who bravely risked his life to attempt to save his colleague,” stated Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
The government’s case is being prosecuted by the Office’s National Security & Cybercrime Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Zainab Ahmad, Margaret Lee, and Melody Wells are in charge of the prosecution, with assistance provided by the Trial Attorney Jennifer Levy of the United States Attorney’s Office.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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