Colorado theater shooter James Holmes assaulted in prison

Associated Press

Updated October 24, 2015 4:02 PM

James Holmes is led out of the courtroom after being formally sentenced for the Aurora movie theater shooting in August. The judge issued 12 life sentences in prison to Holmes, who fatally shot 12 people in a movie theater three years ago and wounded 70 others. Holmes was attacked Oct. 8 in prison by another inmate, but was not hurt. RJ Sangosti The New York Times file

DENVER

Officials say an inmate assaulted theater shooter James Holmes and a security officer at the Colorado State Penitentiary.

Adrienne Jacobson, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Corrections, tells The Denver Post that the inmate lunged at Holmes and took a few swings at him while the officer was escorting Holmes through a hallway on Oct. 8. Holmes was not injured.

Jacobson tells The Associated Press that the 27-year-old inmate accused of attacking Holmes will be disciplined during a hearing inside the prison.

Holmes is allowed to spend four hours in a day hall. No other inmates are in his cellblock.

A judge in August sentenced the 27-year-old to life in prison without parole for killing 12 people and wounding 70 others at a movie theater in suburban Denver in July 2012.

This story was originally published October 23, 2015 at 11:25 PM with the headline "Colorado theater shooter James Holmes assaulted in prison."

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