Jared Loughner Charged in Federal Court

LIVEBLOG: Jared Lougnher Arraignment
Jared Loughner is due to be arraigned today before a magistrate in Phoenix  at 4pm ET. You can read the Complaint filed against Loughner in Federal Court yesterday here: Federal Complaint Filed Against Jared Lee Loughner He is being charged with the the Murder of Judge John Rell and Giffords Staffer Gabriel Zimmerman, as well as the shooting of Gifford and her staffers Ron Barber and Pamela Simon.  The Complaint says that they were all “engaged in performance of official duties” ...

Sheriff seeking state murder charges against Loughner in Tucson shooting
Local authorities are asking the state to file Murder charges against Jared Loughner in Saturday's Mass Shooting in Tucson, Ariz., in addition to the federal counts he already faces. Capt. Chris Nanos of the Pima County Sheriff's department said Monday that deputies will recommend to the county attorney that Loughner be charged with at least four counts of Murder and additional counts of Attempted Murder or Aggravated Assault. The Murder charges would cover the four Victims who were not federal ...

Did Jared Loughner's Family Barricade Their Arizona Home During His Court Appearance?
​Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged Arizona shooter, was in court this morning for a preliminary trial and is being described by CNN as "very polite." He wore a tan Prison jumpsuit and was chained at the feet and ankles. The judge engaged Loughner and asked him to confirm his identity and he responded, "Yes. I am Jared Lee Loughner." The preliminary hearing took about 15 minutes. When the judge talked about the Murder of John McCarthy Roll, the Federal Judge that was shot, Loughner took a c...

Jared Lee Loughner was a registered independent, didn't vote in 2010 election
The best of the best of state-based political blogs -- as of April 2009. Suspected Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner registered as an Independent Voter in Arizona in the fall of 2006, according to the Pima County Registrar of Voters. Loughner registered to vote on Sept. 29, 2006, identifying himself as an independent. Records show he voted in the 2006 and 2008 Elections but is current listed as "inactive" on the state's voter roles -- meaning that he did not vote in November. The political affili...

In the wake of the Arizona shootings, would you support tighter gun control? | Poll
A man walks by the Glock Handgun billboard at a 2003 NRA meeting in Orlando, Florida. The shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, in the attempted Assassination of Gabrielle Giffords and the Murder of six others in Tucson used a Glock 9mm semi-automatic pistol bought in Arizona. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Yes, absolutely, and if the tea baggers demand to have their rifles taken from their cold dead hands, then I would hope the government would oblige them....

Arizona Rampage Suspect Ordered Held Without Bail
What is this? Jared Loughner has made his first court appearance and has been ordered held without bail as the federal case against him in the killings of six people and wounding of 14 others in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday gets underway. During a short appearance before federal Magistrate Judge Lawrence Anderson in Phoenix this hour, the 22-year-old Tucson man appeared to "understand everything the judge was telling him," CNN's Ted Rollins just reported. — Attempted Assassination of a membe...

Jared Lee Loughner, Arizona shooting suspect, appears in court
Jared Lee Loughner, accused of Murder and Attempted Murder of federal employees including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, appeared on Monday in Federal Court in Phoenix and will continue to be held for future hearings. Loughner, 22, appeared before Magistrate Judge Lawrence Anderson on a five-count complaint that alleged he attempted to assassinate Giffords, who remains hospitalized in critical condition after Saturday's Shooting Spree. Two of the counts allege that Lougner killed a Federal Judge...

Suspect in Arizona shootings appears in court
A troubled 22-year-old College Dropout made his first court appearance on Monday on five federal charges, including the attempted Assassination of US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who remained in critical condition. His hands manacled together, Jared Lee Loughner leaned toward a microphone and told a judge in Phoenix he understood the charges against him that stem from a Shooting Spree in Tucson on Saturday that left six people dead and 14 wounded. ...

Jared Loughner Mugshot Released
Authorities have released the mugshot of Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner, which is now being tweeted by the media, including Good Morning America and others. Presented without comment. via ​ ...

Judy Clarke, Who Defended the 'Unabomber,' Will Represent Jared Lee Loughner
Judy Clarke, the attorney who represented "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski, will defend Jared Lee Loughner, the young man authorities say tried to fatally shoot Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Loughner, 22, the College Dropout who went on a shooting rampage Saturday morning in Tuscon, Ariz., has been charged with five federal counts, including the attempted Assassination of a member of Congress. Additional charges are expected. The suspect has an experienced defender of high-profile criminals ...

Jared Lee Loughner: Gaze Into The Face of Insanity
PHOENIX -- The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy Mcveigh and "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison -- or the death penalty -- for killing Federal Judge John...

Loughner Appears in Federal Court
PHOENIX - Jared Loughner appeared before a Federal magistrate judge at the Federal Courthouse in Phoenix Monday afternoon. Loughner made an initial appearance before Judge Lawrence Anderson. This is a procedural hearing and it should be brief. Just after 2 p.m., Jared Loughner entered the courtroom handcuffed and wearing an inmate uniform. His head is shaved and he has a cut on his right temple. As he walked in, he looked straight at the crowd. His lawyer, Judy Clarke, who defended Oklahoma City...

Arizona Rampage Suspect Ordered Held Without Bail
What is this? Jared Loughner has made his first court appearance and has been ordered held without bail as the federal case against him in the killings of six people and wounding of 14 others in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday gets underway. During a short appearance before federal Magistrate Judge Lawrence Anderson in Phoenix this hour, the 22-year-old Tucson man appeared to "understand everything the judge was telling him," CNN's Ted Rollins just reported. — Attempted Assassination of a membe...

Man Arrested for Threatening Senator's Staff
Just two days after the shooting of a U.S. congresswoman, a man was arrested by the FBI, in coordination with the Capitol Police, in Denver, Colo, for threatening to shoot the staff of Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. The two incidents are not related, but the alleged shooter, John Troy Davis, according to the Criminal Complaint filed in U.S. District Court, told one of the aides that he "killed that woman," possibly referring to Cong. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was not killed but critically w...

Jared Loughner appears in court
Jared Loughner, the main suspect in the shooting of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has appeared in court and has been remanded in custody....

9 Bullets
Is there anything we could have done to even reverse a small part of Saturday's tragic shooting in Tucson? The answer is sadly yes. Had the Clinton-era assault weapons ban never expired it is likely that nine of the bullets that struck Victims would never have been fired. As Salon reports: According to police and media reports, the alleged shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, legally purchased a semiautomatic Glock 19 with a high-capacity magazine in November at a gun store in Tucson. Under the assault...

Giffords' shooting suspect Jared Loughner now in court
Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-yearold suspect accused of wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others, is in Federal Court in Phoenix. He is facing charges of attempting to assassinate a congresswoman and of killing a Federal Judge and one of Giffords' aides. He is also charged with two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee. The Associated Press writes that Loughner entered the courtroom handcuffed and wearing an inmate uniform, looking straight at the crowd. His head is shave...

Giffords shooting suspect held without bail
Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of shooting Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), was orderd to be held without bail by a Federal Judge on Monday. Judge Lawrence Anderson also set Loughner's preliminary hearing for Jan. 24 at 1:30 p.m. Arizona time. According to the Associated Press, Loughner appeared in a federal courtroom in Phoenix donning a tan inmate jumpsuit and a shaved head. Loughner, 22, is accused of killing six and wounding 14 in a Shooting Spree at a meet-and-greet for Giffor...

Accused gunman appears in court
Jared Lee Loughner appeared in a Phoenix Federal Court Monday afternoon to face a string of federal charges, including one count of attempted Assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Loughner entered the courtroom handcuffed and wearing a Prison uniform. His head is shaved and he had a cut on his right temple. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset As he entered the room, he looked at the crowd gathered there. His attorney whispered to him. Loughner is charged with one count of attem...

Did Dupnik miss the red flags on Loughner?
Any cop can tell you whodunnit but it takes a supercop to tell you What It All Means about our political culture. A nagging question: Should supercop maybe have figured out that Loughner was a menace before he gunned down six people outside a Safeway? Remember, this is a guy who was so palpably disturbed that more than one of his classmates told their Professor that they feared for their lives. He had five separate run-ins with the Campus Police at his community college, and as Moe Lane helpfu...

Judges Purpose in Seeing Giffords Could Be Legally Significant
Was U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll just being sociable when he dropped by an appearance by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Tucson on Saturday, or was he planning to discuss official business? Does it even matter, given the horror of that morning? Yes, it could matter, legally speaking. At first glance, Roll’s state of mind might appear irrelevant, given the tragedy that unfolded on Saturday morning, when Roll was shot dead and Giffords gravely wounded in a rampage that killed ...

Americans Favor Automatic Weapons Ban, Wary Of 'Gun Control'
WASHINGTON -- Will the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 20 others in Arizona turn Public Opinion in favor of tougher Gun Control measures? The evidence is mixed at best. While Public Opinion has generally turned against stricter gun-control measures over the last twenty years, majorities continue to support greater restrictions on the sort of automatic weapon used in the Tucson shootings. For the last 20 years, the Gallup organization has tracked whether Americans "feel that t...

Loughner Held Without Bail
TUCSON, AZ - The suspect in a deadly Tucson shooting is being held without bail and has been assigned a lawyer who defended Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Timothy Mcveigh. Jared Loughner entered the courtroom Monday handcuffed and wearing a tan inmate uniform. His head is shaved and he has a cut on his right temple. Loughner made his initial court appearance in Federal Court at 2 p.m. at the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, while state charges have yet to be filed. The court s...

Alleged Giffords Shooter Jared Lee Loughner Appears In Phoenix Federal Court
Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged gunman behind the mass shooting on Saturday that killed six people (including a Federal Judge) and gravely injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), appeared in Federal Court on Monday with his head shaved and wearing an tan inmate's outfit. Loughner, who the Associated Press said had a cut on his head, was held without bail as a judge called him "danger to society." Loughner says little in the courtroom and just answered procedural questions, David Nakamura of th...

Glenn Beck Worried Other Left-Wing Nuts Like Loughner May Kill Palin
Dangerous left-wing Activists such as Jared Laughner are trying to Murder all of our Republican officials, such as Gabriel Giffords and Sarah Palin, according to Glenn Beck. You can find his call against violence on his website, conveniently located next to the publicity photo of him brandishing a Handgun of his own. The real tragedy of all of this is that people are being mean to Sarah Palin, the real Victim of this whole shooting thing, as Pareene notes. You should never blame the victim, but...