HOWELL, Mich., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Jury selection was under way Tuesday in the trial of a Michigan man accused of shooting at motorists on the Interstate 96 corridor in 2012, lawyers said.
Raulie Wayne Casteel sat quietly in a Livingston County courtroom as prosecutors and his defense team questioned potential jurors individually through the day Tuesday. Casteel has been charged with terrorism, assault with intent to murder, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, discharging a weapon from a vehicle and three weapons counts.
He faces life in prison if convicted, the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of Howell, Mich., reported.
Prosecutors allege Casteel terrorized motorists in the area after shooting at vehicles on three different days in October 2012.
Casteel's defense team has said their client suffers from a mental disorder and his intent was not to kill or injure anyone.
One person was wounded by gunfire and motorists avoided the Detroit-area highway for weeks, police said.
This is the second legal proceeding Casteel has faced. Casteel entered a plea deal with prosecutors in his native Oakland County to similar charges and faces up to 12 years in prison after a Jan. 30 sentencing hearing.
