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Aurora theater shooter transferred to federal prison, Colorado corrections department says

By 09/28/2017 | updated 8 years ago
In this Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, James Holmes appears in court for the sentencing phase in his trial at Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo. Holmes was convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 in a mass theater shooting in 2012. Prosecutors say several victims of the shootings have filed complaints alleging the state corrections department violated their rights by refusing to reveal where the gunman is serving his life sentence. Prison officials quietly transferred James Holmes to an out-of-state prison in January. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via AP, Pool, File)

Aurora theater shooter James Holmes has been transferred to a federal prison, the Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday.

“The State sought to place the inmate in the Federal System several months ago, but placement required finding space at a facility that could provide appropriate security,” the department stated in a news release. “That space recently became available and the move to the Federal prison was secured.”

As of Wednesday night, the federal Bureau of Prisons had not announced where Holmes was transferred.

Holmes is serving a life sentence for the July 20, 2012 attack that killed 12 people and left more than 70 others injured.

In this Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, James Holmes appears in court for the sentencing phase in his trial at Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo. Holmes was convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 in a mass theater shooting in 2012. Prosecutors say several victims of the shootings have filed complaints alleging the state corrections department violated their rights by refusing to reveal where the gunman is serving his life sentence. Prison officials quietly transferred James Holmes to an out-of-state prison in January. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via AP, Pool, File)
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