Inmate Who Assaulted Aurora Shooter Apologizes for Failing to Kill Him

The Aurora movie theaters shooter James Holmes suffered an attempt on his life in prison. The man who tried to kill him received letters praising him for his act, and he apologized for being unsuccessful.
Inmate Who Assaulted Aurora Shooter Apologizes for Failing to Kill Him
Mmovie theater shooter James Holmes makes his first court appearance at the Arapahoe County on July 23, 2012 in Centennial, Colorado. RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images
Jonathan Zhou
Updated:

The Aurora movie theaters shooter James Holmes suffered an attempt on his life in prison. The man who tried to kill him received letters praising him for his act, and apologized for being unsuccessful. 

“First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest condolences to all the victims and to the families,” wrote Mark Daniels, according to the Denver Westword. “I’m so sorry I couldn’t wipe him out and sent [sic] him packing to Satan’s lake of fire.” 

Daniels is a convicted car thief. 

“It was just impossible to do by myself with so many cops. I did get him six or seven good ones… He was very scared,” Daniels wrote. 

We had not allowed Holmes at that time to come into daily contact with other offenders.
Steve Hager, Colorado Prisons director

On October 8th, Daniels had repeatedly hit Holmes on the head with his fists, a prison report said, before officers were able to subdue him, according to ABC News

For his murder attempt of Holmes, Daniels has received a 60-day sentence in segregation, and could get stuck in restrictive housing for 1 year. 

Holmes was convicted last year of opening fire at people attending the premiere of the Dark Night Rises at the Century Aurora 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado, during which 12 people died and 70 were injured. 

After the attack, Holmes was transferred to an undisclosed location for his safety.

“We had not allowed Holmes at that time to come into daily contact with other offenders,” Colorado Prisons Director Steve Hager told ABC. “That was not part of the management plan of him.”

Some prison officials believe that Holmes will continue to be the target of assault if he’s not placed in an isolated area, given the high profile nature of his crime.

Jonathan Zhou
Jonathan Zhou
Author
Jonathan Zhou is a tech reporter who has written about drones, artificial intelligence, and space exploration.
Related Topics