CENTENNIAL, Colo.—The judge in the Colorado theater shootings has ordered Fox News reporter Jana Winter to return to court in September for possible questioning about her confidential sources for a story on defendant James Holmes.
Winter appeared in court Monday so the judge could extend her subpoena until the Sept. 30 hearing.
Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of killing 12 and injuring 70 in July 2012. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
His attorneys want to know who told Winter that Holmes sent a psychiatrist a notebook containing violent drawings.
Defense lawyers contend the leak violated a gag order. They also say police officers may have undermined their credibility as witnesses if they lied when denying being Winter’s source.
Winter says she won’t identify her sources.
