Gabby Giffords’ Alleged Shooter Jared Lee Loughner Declared Not Mentally Competent To Stand Trial

Posted on May 25, 2011 @ 03:41PM

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By Alexis Tereszcuk
Radar Staff Reporter

Jared Lee Loughner has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial for the mass shooting that injured Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in January.

The decision came down Wednesday following a bizarre situation in a Tucson, Arizona courtroom when Loughner began shouting and was removed from the proceedings.

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“Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me. You are changing it,” Loughner shouted at the judge.

According to a FOX news producer in the courtroom, Loughner appeared disheveled as he entered the hearing, dressed in a tan prison jumpsuit and sporting longer hair and a beard. He had been rocking in his chair and laid his head on the table in front of him before the outburst.

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Loughner, 22, spent five weeks in March and April at a federal facility in Missouri where he was examined by two court-appointed mental health professionals. He has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges stemming form the January 8 shooting that left six people dead, and another 14 wounded, including the intended target of the rampage – Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Giffords is in a rehabilitation facility in Houston, TX but was able to travel to Florida on May 16 to see her husband take off on the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

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Loughner has been ordered back to a mental health facility for further treatment and evaluation. There will be another hearing in four months to determine if Loughner’s mental competency has improved.

Keep checking RadarOnline.com for the latest on this developing story.

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If he is not competent then fry him. Everyone knows he did it, tons of witnesses. Why should we pay for this a**hole to be in a hospital. Eye for an eye! B rid of him. end of story

by yooperbubba
Posted Thu, 05/26/2011 - 1:22pm

They really should have put a light bulb in his mouth for his mugshot. Dude looks like Uncle Fester from The Addams Family.

by CacaPooPoo
Posted Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:36pm

Thanks to all you docs that gave this piece of crap a chance at freedom.Lets all guess when he is suddenly going to be diagnosed as being cured.Docs, can you just do us all a favor and release this guy into YOUR neighborhood instead of ours FOR ONCE.

by gedrast
Posted Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:14pm