Attorney: Sniper's hunger strike appears to be over

Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad’s hunger strike appears to have ended, his attorney said.

Muhammad, who refused to eat after his transfer from a Virginia prison to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, ate two meals on Saturday, his attorney told The Washington Post on Sunday.

Muhammad, 44, was transferred to Maryland last week to stand trial with accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo on six counts of first-degree murder for the shooting spree in October 2002.

Attorney Paul DeWolfe said the issues behind Muhammad’s hunger strike were still being negotiated.

Court documents say that Muhammad, a vegetarian, wanted more control over his diet and was demanding more access to legal documents.

DeWolfe would not say whether those issues had been resolved.

“All I can tell you is that we have been working on it,” DeWolfe said.

Montgomery County corrections director Arthur Wallenstein also declined to say whether the issues had been resolved, citing inmate privacy.

On Thursday a judge granted corrections officials permission to force-feed Muhammad if necessary.

Muhammad is serving a life sentence in Prince William County and will be returned to Virginia after his trial in Maryland. A trial date has not been set.