Revelation 6:3-4 NCV When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace (prosperity, rest) from the earth and to make people kill each other (butcher, slaughter, to maim violently, in streets), and he was given a big sword (assassins sword, terrorist, loud, mighty, sore afraid).
A Colorado jury has found James Holmes guilty of murder in the deaths of 12 people at an Aurora, Colorado theater.
In addition to the 12 people killed, 70 others were injured in the attack on the opening night of the movie “The Dark Knight Rises.” Holmes had entered the theater in black body armor with his hair colored red in an apparent reference to the Joker, Batman’s arch-nemesis.
The jury rejected the claims of Holmes’ defense team that he has been overtaken by his schizophrenia and that he had no control over his actions that night.
However, prosecutors showed a very detailed plan for the attack that included the booby-trapping of his apartment with explosive devices in an apparently attempt to take out law enforcement after his assault on the theater. The prosecutors claim the plans showed that while Holmes may indeed be mentally ill, he was fully aware of his actions the night of the attack.
Holmes showed no response as the jury found him guilty on all 165 charges against him.
The jury will now take a week off before coming back to determine if Holmes will spend life in prison or be sentenced to the death penalty.
