After a weekend in hospital, there is intense interest in the condition of the lone surviving suspect in the Boston marathon bombings, who is said to be conscious and even communicating with authorities.
The FBI said Monday that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition more than 48 hours after his dramatic capture.
In a brief statement posted on the FBI website Monday morning, the agency said, “According to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition.”
The FBI said it released the information at the request of the hospital.
Charges against 19-year-old Tsarnaev are expected to be laid as early as Monday, in connection with the marathon explosions as well as the gun battle with police that left his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead late last week.
The FBI identified 19-year-old Dzhokhar as the second of the two suspects sought in connection with last week’s twin bombings that left three dead and injured more than 180 others at the finish line of Boston’s famed running race.
While details of Dzhokhar’s precise condition in hospital are unclear, NBC News has reported that he is responding to questions in writing.
A U.S. senator confirmed Sunday that Tsarnaev was shot in the throat. Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana told The Associated Press that questions have been raised as to whether the bombing suspect will be able to talk again.
After his arrest, Tsarnaev was immediately rushed to Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he was put under heavy sedation and remains under heavy guard.
There is no word on what kinds of charges Tsarnaev may face, the most serious of which could be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people – a charge that carries a possible death sentence.
Tsarnaev may also face murder charges in the death of Sean Collier, a 26-year-old police officer who was shot and killed on Thursday evening. Police allege Collier was gunned down during a confrontation with the Boston marathon bombing suspects.
On Sunday, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told CBS’ "Face the Nation" that after the firefight between police and the suspects, authorities discovered more than 250 rounds of ammunition and a number of homemade explosives, leading them to believe the brothers were planning other attacks.
"We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene -- the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the firepower that they had -- that they were going to attack other individuals," Davis said. "That's my belief at this point."
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