Records show Jared Loughner had alcohol, bullying troubles in high school

12 Jan

Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner had troubles with alcohol, marijuana and bullying during high school, according to police records.

The reports, compiled by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and obtained today via a public-records request, note a May 2006 instance in which Loughner was taken to the hospital after he appeared intoxicated at Mountain View High School. He told authorities he had consumed nearly half a bottle of vodka that morning because he “was very upset as his father yelled at him.”

The records show that Loughner was also cited for marijuana possession and was the victim of assault and identity theft. In September 2004 he reported that a fellow high school student had poked him with what might have been a needle, but he did not press charges.

Loughner, 22, is charged with shooting U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the head Saturday at a northwest Tucson grocery store. Six others were killed, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge, and 12 others wounded.

In addition, the public records note instances in which Loughner’s father, Randy, complained about neighbors’ unkempt front yards and of drivers parking cars the wrong way on the street.

Update at 4:31 p.m. ET: In his October 2008 complaint about identify theft, Loughner told sheriff’s deputies he believed an old school friend had created an online account at PeekYou, a people-search site, using Loughner’s name and photo, Gillum adds.

Deputies were concerned with how slowly Loughner was responding to their questions, musing that he was grasping for answers. They also noted Loughner wanted deputies to track the Internet Protocol, or IP, address of whoever created the account and that he was not concerned about possible monetary loss.

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