The Cape Cod Times ( http://bit.ly/20uQHX5 ) reports that Adrian Loya's attorney, Drew Segadelli, said in court Wednesday that an independent psychiatric evaluation found Loya didn't understand his actions were wrong.
Massachusetts authorities later identified the suspect as Adrian Loya, of Chesapeake, Virginia, who turned 31 on Thursday. He pleaded not guilty to charges including murder, armed assault, home invasion and assault and battery of a police officer Thursday afternoon during an arraignment in Falmouth
The shooter, identified as Adrian Loya of Chesapeake, serves in the local Coast Guard, the service confirmed. His address wasn't released, but Chesapeake police assisted Massachusetts State Police in searching a home in Greenbrier -- in the 800 block of Shoal Creek Trail -- on Thursday, said Officer
The Coast Guard confirmed the identity of the suspect as Adrian Loya, based in Hampton Roads. No other details were released. The Boston Herald reported that Loya was arraigned this afternoon and the judge ordered him held without bail. He was sent for a psychicatric evaluation.
Date: Feb 05, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Officials: Coast Guardsman Shot Officer, Killed Woman, Injured Another
The suspect, Adrian Loya, was arraigned Thursday afternoon in Falmouth District Court, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorneys Office. He was charged with eight counts, including murder, and was held without bail, authorities said.
Date: Feb 05, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Coast Guardsman shot 2 colleagues, ambushed cops, authorities say
Loya appears to have had only one previous criminal case. Virginia court records indicate an Adrian Loya with the same month and year of birth paid a fine for a misdemeanor "public swearing/intoxication" case out of Gloucester County in 2008.