A U.S. federal judge has scheduled a hearing to assess the mental capacity of a man charged with firing shots at the White House in an apparent attempt to assassinate President Barack Obama. The judge Wednesday ordered the December 16 hearing in the case of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez to further determine the state of his […]
Mental Health Hearing for Accused White House Shooter Set for Friday
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Reagan Shooter Seeks More Freedom
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
A federal judge in Washington has begun hearings to consider whether the man who shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan can be allowed more time away from a Washington mental hospital and eventually released. John Hinckley was found to be insane at his 1982 trial for the attempted assassination of President Reagan a year earlier. He […]
Reagan Shooter Seeks More Freedom
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
A federal judge in Washington is beginning several days of hearings on Wednesday to consider whether the man who shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan can be allowed more time away from a Washington mental hospital. John Hinckley was found to be insane at his 1982 trial for the attempted assassination of President Reagan a year […]
Reagan Shooter Seeks More Freedom
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
A federal judge in Washington is beginning several days of hearings on Wednesday to consider whether the man who shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan can be allowed more time away from a Washington mental hospital. John Hinckley was found to be insane at his 1982 trial for the attempted assassination of President Reagan a year […]
Belgian Lawmaker Says Received Email From Norwegian Killer
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
A Belgian nationalist lawmaker says he received an email from the alleged Norwegian perpetrator of last week’s massacre in Norway shortly before the attacks. Tanguy Veys of Belgium’s anti-immigration Vlaams Belang party said Wednesday confessed killer Anders Behring Breivik emailed a manifesto to him and about 1,000 other people last Friday. Veys says he received […]
Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Gets Military Trial
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of the Fort Hood military post says the U.S. Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting at the base will be tried in a military court and face the death penalty. Major Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder […]
