From the background reading I was doing he was denied custody of his son by the judge because of a pattern of irrational behavior. That is usually a sign of mental illness even if he wasn't officially diagnosed as such.
I haven't read any explanation of why he was denied custody of his son, only that it happened some 12 to 13 years ago and he's had an animosity towards the police slowly building up since that time. Sounds like he finally snapped and had a break down. That doesn't necessarily mean he's mentally ill. Any person can be driven to a point of insanity. Mental illness is generally the result of a malfunction in the brain.
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2. Boulware Caused Lockdowns After Threatening Shootings at Schools & Churches
According to a
2013 story from KXII, a James Lance Boulware, then 33, was arrested after threatening violence against his family, churches and schools.
The police report shows that the incident began at Boulware’s mother’s house in Dallas in May 2013. Police said Boulware grabbed his mother around the neck with both of his hands and began choking her. Boulware’s uncle then removed his hands from his mother’s throat and pushed him away. Boulware then punched his uncle several times, police said in the report. His mother call 911 and then struck Boulware in the back of the head several times with a laptop computer while he was fighting on the ground with his uncle.
3. Court Records Show a History of Mental Illness
The police report in the 2013 case shows that Boulware “talks to himself quite frequently and appears to be delusional,” but was not taking any medications. He did not have any prior criminal history.
During the 2013 incident, police said Boulware “began making comments about North and South Korea, and began rudely talking about religion, Jews and Christians.”
5. Custody of His Son Was Recently Given to Boulware’s Mother
According to court records, a judge recently granted custody of Boulware’s 11-year-old son to Boulware’s mother after both he and the child’s mother were determined to not be fit to be in sole possession of the son. Boulware and the boy’s mother retained some parental rights, according to the judge’s order, and must each pay child support.
The boy’s mother has a history of drug problems, according to the court filings.