SANTA FE SHOOTING SUSPECT IN FEDERAL CUSTODY

  

Santa Fe High School shooting suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis was transferred into federal custody Monday morning.

Last month, federal prosecutors said they wouldn't pursue charges against Pagourtzis, but arrived at the Galveston County Jail Monday morning to take custody.

While officials have not confirmed any changes in the case against Pagourtzis, his attorney says the 17-year-old will face federal charges in the massacre that killed 10 people and wounded 13 others.  Pagourtzis is already facing state charges after prosecutors say he opened fire inside the high school on May 18, 2018.

If convicted for the state charges, Pagourtzis faces a life sentence, but because he was just 17 years old at the time, he will be eligible for parole after serving 40 years.

The families had reached out personally to the Department of Justice and U.S. Congress members.

The trial for the state charges will be moved out of Galveston County.

The judge is expected to announce that location during the next court setting on May 10.