An Aurora Police officer talks on his radio outside of the Century 16 theater at Aurora Mall where a gunman opened fire in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012.
WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio police say a man brought a gun, ammunition and several knives to a showing of the latest Batman movie so he could protect himself, not because he had sinister intentions.
Westlake Police Sgt. Mark Krumheuer said 37-year-old Scott A. Smith, of North Ridgeville, brought the weapons to a Saturday showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" for "his protection," but he would not elaborate.
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Last month, a gunman killed 12 people at a showing of the same movie in Aurora, Colo.
Police say a theater manager and an off-duty police officer working security stopped Smith and found the weapons inside a bag they thought looked suspicious. Smith was arrested and remains jailed.
Krumheuer says Smith is expected to be indicted on weapons charges. A message was left for Smith's attorney.
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