Judge Cautioned Alleged Club Q Shooter Threatened, Still Dismissed 2021 Case

The guy charged with the deadly mass shooting at a Colorado gay bar last month was locked behind bars for a 2021 kidnapping … however a judge later on threw out the case and launched him, according to brand-new court files.

Initially some background … in June 2021, Anderson Aldrich supposedly held his grandparents at gunpoint inside their Colorado Springs house after he ended up being irritated upon discovering they were transferring to Florida due to the fact that he was making a bomb in the basement. However, his grandparents handled to get away and call 911.

A SWAT group apprehended Aldrich after a short standoff. Private investigators recuperated Aldrich’s homemade bombs and guns for a prepared terrorist attack He was charged with enormous, kidnapping and criminal offense of violence.

2 months later on, Judge Robin Chittum revealed issues over Aldrich stockpiling weapons and dynamites throughout a court case, according to legal docs acquired Friday by the AP. At the hearing, Chittum likewise referenced Aldrich’s battles with mental disorder, stating he required treatment or “it’s going to be so bad.”

Quick forward to July 2022 … throughout another hearing, there was no reference of Aldrich’s violent propensities or his psychological health status. Then Chittum gave a defense counsel’s movement to dismiss the case and drop all charges versus Aldrich prior to trial. The factor? Aldrich’s grandparents stopped working together, although other family members cautioned the judge in a letter that Aldrich would eliminate somebody if launched.