AURORA — Theater-shooting suspect James Holmes is being held in segregation for his own protection at the Arapahoe County Jail, officials say.
A female inmate who was released Saturday said 12 women had been placed in one cell so jail officials can concentrate on Holmes.
“They’re not worried about anyone else,” she said. “They’re worried about him.”
She said the inmates are saying the crime was crazy.
“A lot of the girls are saying he wants to be the Joker,” she said.
Sheriff Grayson Robinson denied a New York Daily News report that further special measures had been made to protect Holmes, such as blacking out the windows to his cell. Robinson also said he had not been notified about any outbursts by Holmes, including spitting at guards as reported by the Daily News.
“I would have been told,” Robinson said.
Jail officials said there have been no direct threats against Holmes but he had been removed from the general population because of the high-profile nature of the case. He is not on suicide watch and has not had any visitors, 9News reported.
The suspect has declined all interviews on the advice of his attorneys.
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