THE DENVER POST IS REPORTING THE MOTHER OF THE SUSPECTED CLUB Q SHOOTER WAS BRIEFLY EJECTED FROM HER VIRTUAL COURT APPEARANCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN EL PASO COUNTY COURT. LAURA VOPEL WAS IN COURT ON CHARGES OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RESISTING ARREST. VOPEL WAS APPEARING VIRTUALLY, AND APPEARED TO SHOUT EXPLETIVES AT THE JUDGE AND POUND ON THE COMPUTER. HER LAWYER CONVINCED THE JUDGE NOT TO HOLD HIS CLIENT IN CONTEMPT, SAYING SHE HAS A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. VOPEL’S MICROPHONE WAS MUTED. SHE TYPED AN APOLOGY TO THE JUDGE AND WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROCEEDINGS. SHE WAS ARRESTED THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING AFTER POLICE WENT TO HER HOME TO SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. VOPEL SHARED THE HOME WITH HER 22 YEAR OLD SON ANDERSON ALDRICH THE SUSPECT IN THE CLUB Q SHOOTINGS. ANDERSON ALDRICH IS FACING MORE THAN 300 CHARGES, INCLUDING NUMEROUS COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
