TUCSON, Ariz. – A man accused of opening fire earlier this week on a security officer outside the federal courthouse in downtown Phoenix has agreed to remain jailed on assault and weapons charges.James Lee Carr, who made his first court appearance Thursday since his arrest, didn’t seek to be released from jail, though he still has the option of doing so later in the case.Attorney Dan Cooper, who represents Carr, told Magistrate Judge Thomas Ferraro that his client is having serious problems with hallucinations and should be examined by a psychiatrist.
Cooper said he witnessed his client having a conversation when no one else was in the room.After the brief hearing, Cooper declined to comment on Carr’s behalf.Authorities say Carr, 68, fired.