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Judge rules on Jared Loughner's compentency

Judge rules on Jared Loughner's compentency Judge rules on Jared Loughner's compentency. The man accused of killing six people and injuring a US congresswoman in a January shooting rampage in Arizona has been found incompetent to stand trial. The ruling by US District Judge Larry Burns puts Jared Loughner's prosecution on hold indefinitely. He will be sent to a federal facility in an effort to restore his competency. Six died and 13 were injured in the shooting, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Mr Loughner, 21, has pleaded not guilty to the attack. Watched on television At the hearing into Mr Loughner's mental competency in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday, he was removed from the federal court following an outburst. The defendent lowered his head, loudly mumbling what sounded like "thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me," and was taken away by US marshals, the Associated Press reported. Judge Larry Burns later allowed Mr Loughner to wat...