A former Marine who admitted to firing shots at the Pentagon and other military facilities in Northern Virginia suffers from schizophrenia, according to the evaluation of a psychiatrist retained by his lawyers.

Yonathan Melaku pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria in January and agreed to a prison sentence of 25 years and to pay restitution for the victims’ losses that totals about $111,000. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 20.

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