James Holmes,who walked into a midnight screening of The Dark Knight and opened fire on over 400 theater goers in 2012, killing 12 and wounding 70 has been found guilty of all 165 charges laid against him following the massacre, a Colorado jury said on Thursday night.
Jansen Young was one person wounded in the attack, but her boyfriend, Jonathan Blunk, 26, who threw himself in front of her, died.
The 27-year-old who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, with attorneys arguing he was mentally ill and not aware of his actions at the time of mass shooting now faces the death penalty or life in prison after his insanity defense was denied.
However the last person to be executed in the state was in 1997.
The jury panel, made up of 9 women and 3 men, handed down their decision in Arapahoe County District Court at 6.15pm after sitting trial for 11 weeks and then deliberating for about 12.5 hours.
Holmes was found guilty of 24 charges of first-degree murder - two for each victim who was killed, 140 counts of attempted murder, 2 counts for each person wounded and one charge of possession of an explosive device for a gas canister he let off in the cinema.
Dressed in a blue shirt and khaki pants, with his hair slicked down and wearing reading glasses, Holmes stood motionless with his hands in his pockets as the verdict on all 165 of his charges were read aloud by judge Carlos Samour Jr. over the course of about an hour.
The verdict announcement brought some level of comfort to the victims who were shot by Holmes, and the families of those that he killed - many of which witnessed the verdict being handed down.Jansen Young was one person wounded in the attack, but her boyfriend, Jonathan Blunk, 26, who threw himself in front of her, died.
'It's unreal,' Young said outside court.
'Someone attempted to murder me, in a movie theater, when I was just doing nothing.
'Finally, this is coming to a close.'
Young added: 'I didn't know how I was going to feel. There was a weight lifted that I didn't even know was there that I've been carrying for three years.'
Hansen remembered how Blunk, a father of two, protected her.
'Jonathan was a true hero,' she said.
'He pushed me under the seats. He laid on his side and boxed me in and lost his life.'
Daily Mail
33 comments:
Can d killings jst stop already?
Really? At last
Really? At last
insanity my ass.. either of the verdicts are okay for him.. so many psychos walking free in the society. God protect your children.
wow... guilty of all 165
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Thats none of my business.. weirdos.
end of story
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Sick bastard!
Suits him!
Death by hanging would have been more appropriate.
Finally!!! But sometimes law sucks.. Some retard walked into the cinema, armoured himself to the teeth n starting shooting people with an automatic rifle which he was court with. Why need 3yrs to prove him guilty?? Insane person won't armour his or herself
Give him the Chair.
Please kill the idiot...but a slow n painful process
Death will be too merciful for him.
Wicked face.
People find it very easy to kill not thinking of the outcome. Lord have mercy. This is end time at work
how com dey are not callin dis sh&thead a t3rr0rls+
Omo...na death be that
Since 2012... Justice finally
OKORO UPGRADED**
Good judgment.......and to those who lost their lives....., may their soul rest in peace
True love! The serial killer really looks insane sha.
Ok, he should face the music
Serves him right. Linda take note!
Serves him right. Linda take note!
All those their lies to evade justice. He should b punished accordingly so dat dis wil serve as deterrent to others.
They will be claiming insanity after committing a serious crime nonsense, very good judgment and I hope they will sentence him to death!!!
They will be claiming insanity after committing a serious crime nonsense, very good judgment and I hope they will sentence him to death!!!
Serves em ryt,,,***odikwa risky nd tyt***
Wicked soul
Heartless man
If na Muslim now una go start dey talk say na violence we sabi...D human race is sick..very sick..only God can help us
smh so many sick persons over there
He was 24 then, a PhD student. Insane people in a crazy country.
They were always lying of insanity. Kill d idiot
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