His brother spoke to News 13 about what he believes drove his brother to commit a bizarre series of events, which includes carrying a loaded weapon into a Saco theater. Courtois' brother Cory says his brother Timothy is bi-polar and manic depressive. He says his brother had been acting weird for several weeks and that he had stopped taking his medication. Cory says he contacted Biddeford Police, but they were not able to legally do anything. He says his brother isn't a menace to society and was probably reaching out for help.
Cortois is now charged with several gun charges as well as speeding.
Maine State Police are trying to figure out why this man Courtois of Biddeford was heavily armed and obsessed with the Colorado shooting. He was pulled over Sunday morning for driving at a speed well over 100 per hour, but things took a turn for the worst. Inside his car, State Police say they found and assault rifle, multiple handgunsand round of ammunition. Not only that, they say they found newspaper clippings from the Colorado massacre.
His former boss, who asked not to be identified, says Courtois was a good guy who had issues back when he knew him. He says he hadn't seen or heard from Courtois in more than a decade, but he did notice that he seemed to have a lot of what he called pent-up anger.
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