Judge: Loughner Trial Delayed 4 Months For Treatment
SAN DIEGO -- The man accused of killing six people in Tucson last year and wounding former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will not face trial for at least another four months.
U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns ruled Monday that Jared Lee Loughner should remain at a federal prison facility for four more months.
The judge made the ruling at a hearing in San Diego. At the hearing, the chief federal psychologist overseeing Loughner's case told the court she believed the suspect wasn’t yet competent to stand trial. But she said he was making progress.
Loughner faces 49 charges stemming from the January 8, 2011 shooting outside a Tucson grocery store. Six people were killed and 13 were injured, including former Congresswoman Giffords.
Loughner is being held at a medical center for federal prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. Doctors there are forcibly medicating him.
