Jared Lee Loughner is shown after his arrest on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. UPI/U.S. Marshalls/HO |
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TUCSON, July 14 (UPI) -- The alleged Tucson shooting-rampage suspect accused his college of being "a scam" and claimed his freedom of speech was being denied, police reports indicate.
Jared Lee Loughner, 22, charged with shooting U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., outside a Tucson supermarket Jan. 8 in a rampage that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, also called Pima Community College a "genocide school" and claimed students were being tortured, Internet postings attributed to him indicated.
The Tucson two-year college released more than 8,500 pages of police reports, e-mails and other documents in compliance with a state court order. Arizona Superior Court in Pima County said Monday the documents were not protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Its ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed by The Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix.
Among the released documents are four campus-police reports from 2010 in which Loughner is said to have had intimidating outbursts over receiving a "B" in a Pilates class and disagreeing with an instructor about a number on a math problem.
When campus police eventually went to Loughner's home Sept. 30 to serve him with his notice of suspension from the college -- about three months before the shooting spree -- Loughner was silent until after the officer read the letter to him and explained why he was being suspended, the report cited by CNN indicated.
Then Loughner "left his silence and spoke out, saying, 'I realize now that this is all a scam,'" the report said.
Loughner is being held in a Missouri federal prison after a court ruled he was incompetent to stand trial.
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday Loughner could refuse anti-psychotic drugs while he appeals the treatment, prescribed by prison doctors. The court ordered a further hearing the week of Aug. 29 to fully consider the medication issue.
Another hearing is set for Sept. 21 to determine if Loughner understands the 49 federal charges against him and can help in his defense.
