THORNTON - James "Jim" Mapes, the man who was arrested after
walking into a Thornton movie theater with a gun at his waist, sticks
by his choice to bring his weapon inside.
9NEWS met with Mapes Friday at his attorney's office.
Mapes says the night of the Aurora theater shooting, he was at the
Thornton Cinebarre Theatre. An officer asked to see his
concealed-weapons permit. Everything was checked out.
"That's one of the things with the law - cooperate with law enforcement at all times, which I did," Mapes told 9NEWS.
However, on July 29 - more than a week after the Aurora theater
shooting - Mapes walked into the same theater with a gun strapped to
his waist. Police evacuated the theater as they searched for Mapes in
the cinema. He was arrested and booked over the weekend. He was later
released.
Mapes was arrested for 'investigation of a possible dangerous
weapon.' According to Thornton Police, the law states that a person
with a concealed carry permit cannot "display or flourish a dangerous
weapon in a manner calculated to alarm another person."
Mapes says he may not counter-sue for the damages that he has suffered
over the last few days. He says he has been in the news and his phone
has been ringing off the hook since the incident.
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