Loughner, the man suspected of carrying out the Tucson shooting rampage, is appearing in court on January 10. Murder and attempted murder could be involved in the list of charges he can be indicted on. He has not made any statements since he was taken into custody. He has not cooperated with investigators. He is probably going to be taking out a huge payday cash loan to pay for his legal team.
Court appearance for Jared Loughner for arraignment
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. State charges may be pending, and Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has not ruled out filing charges of terrorism. Loughner has the right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment. That means police and investigators haven't gotten information from him. Judy Clarke, who defended Tim McVeigh of the Oklahoma City bombing, Ted Kaczynski "Unabomber," and even Zacarias Moussaoui who was a 9/11 conspirator, is the federal public defender who will be defending Loughner.
Looking into the past
Jared Lee Loughner has a history of strange behavior and outbursts. Pima Community College had him suspended. Disruptive behavior was the reason. Five instances with campus police of him being unruly in behavior were shown. He had a former professor that came forward after hearing of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that had Loughner involved somehow. CBS reports this. After Loughner didn't get full credit for one late assignment, there was an incident that Debbie Scheidemantel recalled on "The Early Show". 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.
Death penalty in his future
The arraignment will take place in the federal courthouse in Phoenix. The crimes that Loughner is accused of could get him the death penalty. Another that Clarke defended was Timothy McVeigh. He ended up getting the death penalty in 2005 for his crimes.
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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