THORNTON, Colo. — A man accused of stabbing a teacher outside a Thornton school Thursday was “agitated and paranoid” and told family he felt safer in prison before the seemingly unprovoked attack, according to an arrest affidavit in the case.
Arresting documents obtained by Denver7 Friday show 31-year-old Damien Brooks had just been released from prison after spending two months incarcerated but was still “agitated and paranoid,” according to his mother, who told police Brooks told her, “they’re going to kill me.”
She told police her son was home for only a few hours last week after being released before he left without telling anyone where he was going. She said a different family member later contacted her, telling her Brooks had broken the windows at Community Reach, a behavioral health services center…