Clinic suspect says defense wants to hide truth

“I am guilty. There will be no trial”.

The man accused of a deadly shooting spree at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado has declared himself guilty and a “warrior for the babies” during an outburst in court. He says attorney Daniel King “drugged” Holmes, and “he wants to do that to me”.

“The police realize you have to be aggressive to intervene and not let a perpetrator have free reign in there and wind up killing as many people as possible”, he said.

“There’s a lot more to this than me to go silently into the grave”. The 57-year-old attempted to silence his public defender and expressed a desire to publicize not only his guilt but his anti-abortion views, which it is now quite clear were what motivated his mass shooting.

“Judge, we can not begin to make a determination about the nature or the depth of Mr. Dear’s mental illness until we receive full disclosure”, began King, he was interrupted by Dear shouting “You’re not my lawyer!”. Even though it’s been confirmed that those videos did not offer an honest depiction of Planned Parenthood, there are still numerous people who believe them. Chandler said Dear’s outbursts helped him better understand the suspect.

Some Planned Parenthood leaders and supporters openly wondered whether the shooting was an act of anti-abortion terrorism possibly inspired by a recent surge of criticism of Planned Parenthood among conservatives.

The CBS affiliate also recorded video of Dear saying, “I want the truth to come out”.

Three people, including a police officer, were fatally shot and nine were wounded; no Planned Parenthood staff were killed or injured in the rampage. And a law enforcement official said this week that the gunman asked at least one person in a nearby shopping centre for directions to the clinic before opening fire.

Robert L. Dear is accused of shooting a war veteran, a police officer and a mother to make a point about abortions being wrong. He’s also accused of injuring nine others.

Investigators have not publicly disclosed a motive, but the mayor of Colorado Springs, John Suthers, said it can be inferred by the location of the attack.

El Paso County District Attorney Dan May said after an initial court hearing for Dear last week that it was too early to decide whether to seek the death penalty.