Jared Loughner Pleads Not Guilty. Reportedly Smiling in Courtroom
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| Jared Loughner pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. |
Outside the courthouse, dozens of local and national media outlets awaited information on his plea from court officials. KPHO describes Loughner as "smiling and wearing an orange prison suit and glasses" during his appearance in front of the judge.
The attempted murder charges are just the first of several -- both state and federal -- Loughner will face following the January 8, shooting rampage that left six people dead and 13 others injured.
Loughner's reportedly shown no remorse for his alleged crimes -- and judging by KPHO's description, it doesn't seem much has changed.
In a recent interview with the Daily Beast, U.S. Marshal David Gonzales described Loughner's demeanor while in custody by saying "he doesn't say much, he just sits in his cell with a smirk on his face, nothing else."
See Gonzales' full description below:
The Daily Beast: Have you seen Loughner, where is he now?Loughner will face federal murder charges for the deaths of federal Judge John Roll and Giffords staffer Gabe Zimmerman. He'll also will be charged with state crimes for the murders of four others, including 9-year-old Christina Green.
Gonzales: We have him now. I was with him Tuesday. He doesn't say much, he just sits in his cell with a smirk on his face, nothing else.
That same smile from his mugshot?
Not a smile, just a smirk. When I saw him he was in the temporary cell, just before his arraignment. It's a 6' by 6' holding cell. He refuses to talk with deputy marshals, just 'yes' or 'no,' or 'OK,' just one-syllable answers. It's almost like nobody is worthy of him speaking to anybody. I saw him at about 1:45, I went to the temporary cell block outside the courtroom to escort him in with other deputy Marshals.
Did you ask him anything?
No, there's no reason or need for that.
How was he behaving?
He has this sort of "paranoid headlights" stare, I was talking to a psychologist friend of mine and that seems like the right term for what I saw. He just sat there, elbows resting on his knees, staring straight ahead and smirking. I saw him do that for about 15 minutes straight, just looking at the wall. After the arraignment, he was taken back to the holding cell and transferred to an undisclosed location. [Some reports say Loughner has been transferred to the Federal Correctional Facility in Phoenix, FCI Phoenix.]
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