FORT WORTH, Texas
(AP) -- The Army psychiatrist charged in the fatal Fort Hood
shooting rampage will be barred from the courtroom during his pretrial
hearing Tuesday if he hasn't shaved his beard and will be forced to
watch the proceedings on closed-circuit television.
I have a better idea. Cut off his beard and his head. |
Maj.
Nidal Hasan surprised the judge earlier this month when he appeared in
court with a beard, which violates Army regulations. The judge, who has
the power to bar defendants from court for such violations, issued the
order and postponed the hearing until Tuesday.
Hasan
had been clean-shaven in all other court appearances since the 2009
attack, which killed 13 people and injured more than 30 others on the
sprawling Texas military post about 125 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
Fort Hood officials wouldn't say Monday whether Hasan would be charged
if he shows up unshaven.
One possible charge is failure to obey a lawful
order or regulation, which carries a maximum two-year jail sentence.
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Update:
Update:
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- A judge has barred an Army psychiatrist charged in a deadly
shooting rampage at Fort Hood from military court because he still has a
beard.
Maj. Nidal Hasan was told Tuesday that
he couldn't attend any more hearings unless he shaves. The judge, Col.
Gregory Gross, initially warned Hasan that he was violating Army policy
at a hearing earlier this month.
Hasan was removed from court and was to watch the rest of Tuesday's proceedings on closed-circuit television from a nearby room.
Lead
defense attorney Lt. Col. Kris Poppe says Hasan grew the beard as a
"deeply sincere" expression of his Islamic faith and because he has a
premonition he will die soon.
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