01-10-2011, 06:40 PM
January 10, 2011; 5:10 PM
PHOENIX - Jared Lee Loughner, appearing in court for the first time since he allegedly killed six people and wounded 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in a shooting spree in Tucson on Saturday, calmly answered questions from a judge Monday and heard the charges against him before being led off in custody without bail.
Loughner, 22, entered the packed courtroom for his arraignment wearing tan inmate clothing and handcuffs amid heavy security. More than a dozen federal marshals were on hand.
Loughner, who made his initial court appearance with a shaved head and a cut on his right temple, seemed nervous initially but answered the judge's questions clearly during the 17-minute hearing.
Magistrate Judge Lawrence O. Anderson listed potential sentences in the case, including the death sentence for the murders of two federal employees, and asked Loughner if he understood. Loughner leaned into a microphone and answered, "Yes."
Anderson said all federal judges in the Tucson district have recused themselves, apparently on grounds that one of the dead was a federal judge. Officials said a federal judge from outside Arizona would be brought in to handle the case, including a preliminary hearing set for Jan. 24.
mugshot and shrine at his house:
PHOENIX - Jared Lee Loughner, appearing in court for the first time since he allegedly killed six people and wounded 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in a shooting spree in Tucson on Saturday, calmly answered questions from a judge Monday and heard the charges against him before being led off in custody without bail.
Loughner, 22, entered the packed courtroom for his arraignment wearing tan inmate clothing and handcuffs amid heavy security. More than a dozen federal marshals were on hand.
Loughner, who made his initial court appearance with a shaved head and a cut on his right temple, seemed nervous initially but answered the judge's questions clearly during the 17-minute hearing.
Magistrate Judge Lawrence O. Anderson listed potential sentences in the case, including the death sentence for the murders of two federal employees, and asked Loughner if he understood. Loughner leaned into a microphone and answered, "Yes."
Anderson said all federal judges in the Tucson district have recused themselves, apparently on grounds that one of the dead was a federal judge. Officials said a federal judge from outside Arizona would be brought in to handle the case, including a preliminary hearing set for Jan. 24.
mugshot and shrine at his house: