On January 10, Jared Loughner will appear in court following the Tucson shooting spree. He will probably be indicted on at the very least five federal charges, such as murder and attempted murder. Loughner is not cooperating with investigators and isn’t really making any statements. He is probably going to be getting a huge pay day loans to pay for his legal team.
Court soon doing arraignment for Jared Loughner
The Tuscan, Arizona, shooting spree was something Jared Loughner has been accused of. January 10 he will have to go to court for arraignment. Loughner is 22 years old, reports the New York Times. Five federal charges including murder and attempted murder will be what Loughner is facing in court. There may end up being state charges that he has to face. Terrorism charges may be a possibility too according to Robert Mueller who is the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Loughner has invoked his right under the Fifth Amendment to not make any statements to police or investigators. The federal public defender defending Loughner is Judy Clarke. She is known for having defended 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and even Tim McVeigh of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Showing a history of disturbed behavior like this
Outbursts and strange behavior are in Jared Lee Loughner's history. Pima Community College had him suspended. Disruptive behavior was the reason. Five instances with campus police of him being unruly in behavior were shown. One of his former professors came forward, according to CBS, and said that when his name was mentioned in connection with the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, it immediately rang a bell. Debbie Scheidemantel was featured on "The Early Show." She said that she didn't give Loughner full credit for a late assignment which started an incident. He then said that he deserved full credit for any late assignment. His First Amendment rights dictated it, he said. He was then pulled out of class. Campus police had to do this. There were videos on his YouTube page for Loughner that he put up. They are very odd.
Ruling may include death penalty
Soon, Loughner will know what will happen in Phoenix. The federal courthouse will be where his arraignment will happen. The crimes that Loughner is accused of could get him the death penalty. In 2005, Timothy McVeigh was executed after being given the death sentence while Clarke defended him.
Citations
New York Times
nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10giffords.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
CBS News
cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/10/earlyshow/main7230271.shtml
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