James Holmes appeared in court for the first time today, and
both video accounts and witness accounts confirm that the alleged Aurora,
Colorado shooter exhibited extremely unusual behavior while listening to a
judge charge him with first degree murder.
As you can see, the 24-year old donned organ hair and a red
jumpsuit, sitting alongside his lawyer and shifting between wide open eyes and
shut eyes. At various time, it appeared as if he had fallen asleep.
Holmes remained silent for the duration of the hearing, as
the judge informed this suspect that he would be held without bail and
forbidden from contacting the families of his 12 victims.
Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers spoke
briefly with reporters after the courtroom session and said it's unknown at the
moment whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Holmes. His
trial is expected to begin in the summer of 2013.
The 24-year old suspected gunman of last night's fatal
movie-theater shooting has been identified as former University of Colorado,
Denver PhD student James Holmes.
James reportedly moved from San Diego to Colorado to pursue
a PhD in neuroscience in 2011, but was in the process of withdrawing from the
program.
James gave himself up to officials outside of the
crime-scene and is currently in police custody.
So much love for all those involved in this unimaginably
harrowing experience!
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