Jared Loughner due in court to face charges in Tucson shooting

A court date is set for Loughner, the alleged perpetrator of the Tucson shooting spree. Jared Loughner will be in court on January 10. He can be arraigned on numerous charges, such as murder and attempted murder. Loughner has invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, and isn’t cooperating with investigators. He is likely to be getting a huge installment loan to pay for his legal team.

Court appearance for Jared Loughner for arraignment

The man accused of carrying out the deadly Tucson shooting spree in Arizona, Jared Loughner, is set to appear in federal court for arraignment on Jan. 10. The New York Times reports that five federal charges including murder and attempted murder will be what 22 year old Loughner is facing. 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 will be making no statements to police and investigators under his Fifth Amendment right. 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.

Seeing past behavior

Outbursts and strange behavior are in Jared Lee Loughner's history. Pima Community College had him suspended. Disruptive behavior was the reason. There were many instanced where he had unruly behavior which required campus police to help. There were at least five of these instances. 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 said his First Amendment right was being infringed upon when he didn't get full credit on a late assignment. He was pulled out of class by campus police. There are also videos on his YouTube page that are odd that you can watch of Loughner.

May face death penalty

In the Phoenix federal courthouse, the arraignment will take place. The crimes that Loughner is accused of could get him the death penalty. Timothy McVeigh, who Clarke also defended, was sentenced to death for his crimes, and his execution was carried out in 2005.

Information from

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