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Aurora Theater Shootings: First Court Appearance of Suspect James Eagan Holmes, Schemes and Mind Maps of Theatre

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An account of the first court appearance of james eagan holmes, the suspect in the aurora theater shootings that left 12 people dead and 58 injured. Details of holmes' appearance in court, the proceedings, and the reactions of victims and their families. Legal experts weigh in on the potential mental evaluation of holmes and the lengthy legal process ahead.

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AURORA THEATER SHOOTINGS. SUSPECT IN COURT

CENTENNIAL — With a tangle of orangish-red hair atop his head like

a bizarre costume wig, James Eagan Holmes slouched into a courtroom

Monday to learn he is being held on suspicion of committing one of the

worst mass murders in American history.

Shackled at the wrists and ankles, Holmes jingled as he walked into his

first court appearance since the Friday shootings at the Century Aurora 16

that killed 12 and injured 58 more. Surrounded by one of his public defend-

ers and two Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputies, Holmes appeared barely

to pay attention as 18th Judicial District Chief Judge William Sylvester

Published

July 24, 2012

Story by

John Ingold, Jessica

Fender and Jeremy P.

Meyer

AT FIRST HEARING,

SUSPECT SILENT

Theater shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court on July 23, 2012. Holmes is being held on suspicion of

first-degree murder and could face additional counts of aggravated assault and weapons violations stemming from a mass shooting. As the public

got its first glimpse of Holmes, one expert is warning people to not read too much into what’s behind his eyes. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post

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AURORA THEATER SHOOTINGS. SUSPECT IN COURT

CENTENNIAL — With a tangle of orangish-red hair atop his head like

a bizarre costume wig, James Eagan Holmes slouched into a courtroom

Monday to learn he is being held on suspicion of committing one of the

worst mass murders in American history.

Shackled at the wrists and ankles, Holmes jingled as he walked into his

first court appearance since the Friday shootings at the Century Aurora 16

that killed 12 and injured 58 more. Surrounded by one of his public defend-

ers and two Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputies, Holmes appeared barely

to pay attention as 18th Judicial District Chief Judge William Sylvester

Published

July 24, 2012

Story by

John Ingold, Jessica

Fender and Jeremy P.

Meyer

AT FIRST HEARING,

SUSPECT SILENT

Theater shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court on July 23, 2012. Holmes is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder and could face additional counts of aggravated assault and weapons violations stemming from a mass shooting. As the public got its first glimpse of Holmes, one expert is warning people to not read too much into what’s behind his eyes. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post

PAGE 

advised him of his rights. He spoke not one word.

In the gallery, the father of Alex Teves, who was killed in the shootings,

crossed his arms and glared at Holmes. Others — shooting survivors and

victims’ relatives — leaned forward with their elbows resting on their knees.

Boxes of tissues were placed on the seats’ armrests for those struck by

tears. But the most pervasive sounds in the courtroom were the steady,

practiced voices of the judge and the attorneys ticking through routine

procedural matters.

For all the emotion and commotion surrounding the moment, it was a

hearing that lasted only 12 minutes.

“We need to be here to heal,” said Anggaiat Situmeang, who described

himself as a relative of a shooting victim, as he approached the courthouse

Monday morning. “It’s hard, physically and mentally.”

The hearing ended with Sylvester ordering Holmes, 24, held without bond.

He is scheduled to return to court July 30, when he will be formally charged.

After the hearing, Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers

declined to say whether her office would seek the death penalty in the

case, noting the fact that a significant fact-gathering process and specific

legal procedures must be completed before such a momentous decision

can be made.

Chief among the evaluative process facing the four-member prosecu-

tion team — which has the ultimate discretion to pursue such a penalty

— is the fact that families will have a say in whether they wish to pursue a

death penalty, and the long-lasting effects of such a decision.

To that point, Chambers noted that the theater massacre has direct and

indirect impact on hundreds of people, from victims to family members of

victims, both living and dead.

“I don’t think that’s a (decision) that can be made in the abstract,”

Chambers said. “It’s something we definitely want to get their input on.”

Meanwhile, prosecutors are seeking input from victims, issuing sub-

poenas and search warrants. Sylvester has ordered the case file and all

connected search warrants be sealed. On Monday, he issued a gag order

preventing the lawyers involved from discussing details of the case.

“This is a very active, ongoing investigation,” Chambers said.

Holmes’ attorneys, Daniel King and Tamara Brady, declined comment

LEGAL tEAms

in HoLmEs cAsE

ProsEcution carol chambers District attorney for the 18th Judicial District, which includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. Elected in 2004, she is term-limited and will be out of office in January. Over her tenure, Chambers’ office has prosecuted several high- profile cases, including the convictions of Robert Ray and Sir Mario Owens in the shooting of a witness to another killing and the man’s fiance. Ray and Owens are on death row.

Karen Pearson Chief prosecutor, she has been with the DA’s office since 1996 and has been a deputy district attorney since 2007. High-profile cases that Pearson has handled include the 2005 road-rage case that left two dead and the 2008 car crash into a Baskin-Robbins ice cream store in which three people died, including a 3- year-old boy. She graduated from the University of Denver law school.

Jacob Edson Senior deputy district attorney, he has been with the office for seven years. High-profile cases he has handled include the Marcus Hightower conviction for murder and the Anthony Gillespie murder trial. He graduated from the University of Denver.

Andrew steers Senior deputy district attorney, he has been with the office since

He became felony deputy in September 2011. He graduated from the University of Denver.