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Tsarnaev's Pals Arraigned

    The two friends of Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who removed a backpack and laptop from his dorm room after seeing his picture broadcast were arraigned in federal court Tuesday.
    Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov are charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct. The entire proceedings took about five minutes, but fortunately there was time to get some sketches started before the defendants entered the courtroom.

    Tazhayakov's family were seated in the front row with a toddler in tow who was exploring the strange surroundings. To calm the child down her mother began nursing. It was touching.

 

No Sign of Remorse at Tsarnaev Arraignment

    Boston Marathon bombing suspect slumped in his chair, smirked and generally seemed to display an attitude in court today. The only sign of the injuries he suffered during his capture was a cast or bandage on his hand.

    The hearing wasn't scheduled until 3:30 p.m., but a line had already formed by early morning. 

    We were allowed in the courtroom early and so had time to work on background, which helped since the arraignment proper lasted less than ten minutes.

    To each count Tsarnaev responded, "not guilty".

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robel Philipos, Dzokhar Tsarnaev's Friend

 Robel Philipos, arrested last week and charged with making false statements, appeared before a federal magistrate in Boston. Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler allowed Philipos to go free on supervised bond. The above sketch shows Philipos with his lawyers and the magistrate as well as New York sketch and pleine-aire artist extraordinaire Jane Rosenberg in the right foreground. 

Here are the rest of my sketches from today.

Funny story told to me by Jane: Philipos' parents walked out of the courthouse with a young man not Robel, probably one of his friends pictured above. The cameras waiting outside assumed it was Robel and gave chase. Meanwhile, when the real Robel came to the front entrance accompanied by his lawyers the coast was clear. By the time the press caught on he was in the back seat of a car driving away.