DURANGO, Colo. — Durango resident James Holmes has spent the last couple days explaining on Twitter that he isn’t the same James Holmes arrested in connection with the Aurora movie theater shooting.
This is crazy!! My timeline is nuts!
— James Holmes (@James_Holmes57) July 22, 2012
I am not the James Holmes who killed those people. Yes I'm from san Diego and yes I live in Colorado. I was in Aurora Monday….
— James Holmes (@James_Holmes57) July 20, 2012
The Durango Herald spoke to James Calvin Holmes III, whose similarities with the James E. Holmes sitting in the Arapahoe County Jail caused a flurry of tweets that accused him of being the shooter.
James C. Holmes tweeted that both men are from San Diego and live in Colorado, and James C. Holmes tweeted that he was in Aurora Monday night, days before the shootings. Holmes tweeted that they are also close in age. One particular distinction, that you can see in his Twitter profile picture: James C. Holmes is black, and James E. Holmes is white.
Despite the mix-up, James C. Holmes’ tweets show he is trying to take the accusations in stride.
Honestly all the hate mail and comments I'm getting don't bother me. It's only words..Innocent people died and that can't be changed…
— James Holmes (@James_Holmes57) July 22, 2012