The man who killed five people in a shooting spree across the metro area in December threatened coworkers with a handgun in 2012, newly unsealed court documents show.
In January of that year, two men said they got into an argument with Lyndon James McLeod at a medical marijuana warehouse where they worked. According to the court documents, McLeod then pointed a gun at one of them and said, "I know my rights! You pushed me and I can put one in you!" McLeod then pointed his gun at the other man before putting it away and leaving in his truck.
He was arrested Feb. 2, 2012, and pleaded guilty to felony menacing in April.
Denverite, Colorado Public Radio and 9News petitioned the court to unseal the 2012 case, and a judge granted the request in January.
On Dec. 27, McLeod killed Danny Scofield, Sol Tribe Tattoo and Piercing owner Alicia Cardenas, tattooist Alyssa Gunn-Maldonado, Michael Swinyard and Sarah Steck.
McLeod named several of his eventual victims in a self-published novel detailing a mass shooting. Coworker also said they feared him, and law enforcement confirmed they knew of him prior to December's mass shooting. But law enforcement agencies Denverite contacted said they had no record of an extreme risk protection order, or ERPO, filed against him. ERPOs allow family members, co-habitants and police to petition a judge to remove guns from someone if they are a threat to themselves or others.
