(CNN) -- The attorney for Scott A. Smith, who was arrested after attending the latest Batman movie armed with a gun, ammunition and knives, said the deadly shooting in Aurora, Colorado, last month prompted his client to bring the weapons for protection. "He had a fear and wanted to protect himself," attorney Matthew Bruce said Friday. Smith, 37, made his first appearance in court Thursday and is currently being held on $250,000 bond. He was arrested Saturday and charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and 19 counts related to carrying weapons "under disability," charges that refer to the effects of prescription drugs Smith was taking, said Nicole DiSanto of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
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NEW: The attorney says CO shooting prompted his client to bring weapons to movie
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A theater manager, police officer became suspicious because of where he sat
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Police say Smith told them he was carrying a gun and knives to protect himself
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