SAN DIEGO — News organizations failed to persuade a federal judge Friday to release a second mugshot and search- warrant records involving the suspect in the Arizona shooting rampage, who police say killed six people and wounded 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Defense attorneys have argued that the release of the documents and mugshot would hinder a fair trial for 22-year-old Jared Loughner.
U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said he was leaving it up to the U.S. Marshals Service to decide whether to release the mugshot of Loughner, which was taken in Phoenix while he was in the agency’s custody. Burns also held off on unsealing search-warrant records that show what was seized from the home of Loughner after the Jan. 8 shooting. The judge said the investigation is ongoing.
