Judge rules Justice Department can force-feed defendant in National Guard shooting

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 377

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge over the weekend allowed the Trump administration to force-feed the man charged with shooting two National Guard members, killing one and injuring another, in the District of Columbia in November.

For months, Rahmanullah Lakanwal has refused to eat while incarcerated.

The Aug. 29 order from U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta of the District of Columbia gives the go-ahead for medical staff at the Bureau of Prisons to conduct …

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