Michael Simon, the State Hospital's supervising psychologist for forensic services, reported in the letter to the judge that Holmes appeared very depressed when they met and sat with his head down, rarely making eye contact.
Holmes did not appear to be mentally ill or developmentally disabled, Simon wrote, stating that Holmes' responses appeared to be reflective of his personality.
"His answers were typically incorrect (e.g. he described his attorney's role as 'Send me to prison') or evasive (e.g. 'I don't want to talk about that.')," the April 24 letter states.
"It was my impression that he was simply being oppositional and passive-aggressive and that his performance, throughout the evaluation, could be better explained by personality factors rather than mental disease or defect. The evaluation was terminated after about two hours since it became apparent that he would not provide any additional useful information."
Simon requested that Holmes, who has been in jail for almost five months, be committed to the State Hospital after the psychologist reviewed medical records that show Holmes sought counseling in December 2014, complaining of anger issues, suicidal thoughts, paranoia and hearing voices that told him to do things.
