The man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at peaceful demonstrators on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall in early June waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Mohamed Soliman, 45, the suspect in the firebomb attack that killed one person and injured 29 others and a dog, appeared in a Boulder County courtroom wearing a striped jail uniform and handcuffs for the duration of the hearing, which lasted less than 20 minutes.

A preliminary hearing is where prosecutors present their evidence to a judge, who decides if there’s enough to send the case to trial. Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty was prepared to present that evidence against Soliman alongside a Boulder Police Department detective as a witness.

Instead, Public Defender Kathryn Herod requested an arraignment for December, saying she needs “a significant amount of time” to review evidence in the case and prepare for a plea, specifically after the news of a death following the attack.

20th Judicial District Judge Nancy Salomone denied the request and set an arraignment for 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9.

Prosecutors initially filed 118 charges against Soliman in state court, including attempted first-degree murder, for 15 victims. 

But on June 25, Karen Diamond, 82, died as a result of the severe injuries she suffered in the attack. Her death resulted in two amended charges against Soliman to murder in the first degree covering two theroies: One charge alleges extreme indifference and the other alleges “murder with intent and after deliberation.”

Following Diamond’s death and 14 additional victims identified, prosecutors added 66 counts against Soliman. 

The amended complaint now contains the following: two counts of first-degree murder, 52 counts of attempted first-degree murder, eight counts of first-degree assault, 18 counts of attempted first-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault, two counts of using an incendiary device, 16 counts of attempted use of an incendiary device and one count of animal cruelty.

In federal court, Soliman faces 12 hate crime charges. His next federal court date is scheduled for Aug. 26. He pleaded not guilty to the hate crime charges, but has not made a plea in the state charges. That could happen at the Sept. 9 arraignment hearing.

In a motion filed earlier this month to continue the preliminary hearing, defense attorneys said there are “significant” medical records that need to be reviewed. 

An autopsy report for Diamond had not been produced yet, the motion added.

Prosecutors objected the motion. 

An affidavit released by authorities detailed how Soliman allegedly prepared for and carried out the attack in early June, which occurred near 13th and Pearl streets during a “humanitarian walk” for Jewish hostages still being held by Hamas.

Over the last year, Soliman planned the attack on an organization called Run for their Lives, according to the affidavit. 

Soliman searched for Zionist groups online and found Run for their Lives, he told a detective, and initially planned to use a gun in the attack. He was denied firearm purchase due to his legal status in the U.S., according to the affidavit.

The morning of the attack, Soliman bought supplies and made the Molotov cocktails, got to Pearl Street Mall at 1 p.m., covered himself in gas because he “planned to die” and threw two of the cocktails into the crowd, according to the affidavit.

“Mohamed said he wanted them all to die and that was the plan,” the affidavit said, quoting what Soliman told detectives. “Mohamed said it was revenge as the Zionist group did not care about thousands of hostages from Palestine.”