That's evidently not exactly what happened.
“The reason we are here is that the media has been attributing certain statements to Arlene Holmes and taking her comments out of context,” lawyer Lisa Damiani said.
In the statement read Monday by Damiani, Arlene Holmes clarified that she had been awoken by a reporter at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, and asked if she knew anything about a shooting in Aurora. Holmes said she did not, and Arlene Holmes said the reporter asked if she was Arlene Holmes and if her son was James Holmes.
In the written statement, Arlene Holmes says that is when she responded with, “Yes, you have the right person,” referring to herself. Arlene Holmes said the reporter asked for a comment about the shooting in Aurora, but that she could not comment until she knew learned more, and if the person involved was in fact her son.
Mother of Shooting Suspect Clarifies ‘You Have The Right Person’ Comment
Sounds like, as usual, TERRIBLE journalism. Well, what passes for journalism.