(Newser) – James Holmes’ psychiatrist told a police officer he was dangerous 38 days before the Aurora theater massacre, freshly unsealed court documents show. Dr. Lynne Fenton said Holmes was a “danger to the public” and had admitted homicidal thoughts, the Denver Post reports. He’d also quit seeing Fenton, she said, and was texting and emailing her threats. That prompted the officer to restrict Holmes’ campus keycard access; he couldn’t enter secure areas at the University of Colorado. Fenton opted not, however, to put Holmes on 72-hour psychiatric hold, an insider told the Post.
The documents contain no indication of a campus investigation, the Post notes. They do, however, show some contradictions with earlier statements, as well as offer other new information:
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