Crime | Jared Lee Loughner Loughner Trial Heads to Tucson First two proceedings had been in Phoenix By Evann Gastaldo Posted Feb 1, 2011 5:50 AM CST Copied In this artist rendering, Jared Lee Loughner, right, makes a court appearance with his lawyer, Judy Clarke, at the Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Bill Robles) Despite a previous report that Jared Loughner’s trial would be moved to California, the accused shooter of Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others will actually get a trial closer to home—much closer. The judge ordered the case moved from Phoenix to Tucson, where the shootings occurred, the Wall Street Journal reports. Prosecutors argued that the four-hour round trip between the two cities would burden witnesses and victims. Though Loughner’s defense lawyers earlier argued he would not get a fair trial in Tucson, they did not object, but they could still try to change the venue in the future. Read These Next Baseball has a dirty secret hiding in plain sight. The weekend was full of not-so-great headlines about Delta. Dog the Bounty Hunter shares unimaginably sad news. That million-dollar retirement stash looks good on paper, but.... Report an error