Nicholas Jordan hearing

Nicholas Jordan speaks with his legal counsel during his first appearance in February in El Paso County 4th Judicial District Court in Colorado Springs. Jordan was arrested in the deaths of his roommate, Samuel Knopp, and Celie Rain Montgomery at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

 Parker Seibold, The Gazette

The man accused of killing two people at a University of Colorado Colorado Springs dorm room is facing new charges after he allegedly assaulted an El Paso County deputy. 

According to an arrest affidavit obtained Tuesday by The Gazette, Nicholas Jordan, 25, faces assault charges for allegedly punching a deputy in the El Paso County jail last week. 

Jordan currently is being held in the El Paso County jail on a $5 million bond for allegedly shooting and killing Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, in the early morning hours of Feb. 16. 

Jordan and Knopp were roommates and students at UCCS, according to previous reporting from The Gazette. Jordan's arrest affidavit states that Jordan had made a death threat against Knopp over taking out the trash, and that campus security and housing had recorded multiple complaints about Jordan prior to the shooting.

According to the affidavit for Jordan's assault case, video surveillance captured Jordan punching Deputy Dustin Bentley in the face as he was opening his jail cell on March 20. The affidavit states that Bentley eventually pushed Jordan back inside his jail cell where he was struck in the face by the defendant several more times before being restrained by several other deputies who came to assist.

The affidavit states that the deputy received several injuries from the altercation including bruises on his face, arm and elbow. 

Law enforcement interviewed Jordan after the incident, and the affidavit states that Jordan decided to assault the deputy over a dispute earlier that day. Jordan claimed that he had asked Bentley that morning for cleaning supplies to clean the toilet in the jail cell, but that Bentley ignored his request. 

The affidavit goes on to state that the denial of cleaning supplies made Jordan "irate" so he decided to "swing" at Bentley the next time he opened the jail cell. 

Jordan was arrested at the jail on suspicion of second-degree assault and misdemeanor harassment. His bond is set at $10,000 to be released from custody. 

Additionally, Jordan faces two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing Knopp and Montgomery earlier this year.

Jordan is scheduled to make his first appearance on his assault case in Colorado's 4th Judicial District Court on Wednesday afternoon. 

At Jordan' most recent court appearance, his attorneys requested for a competency evaluation to be conducted, stalling the homicide case indefinitely. Jordan is slated to return to court for the homicide case on April 12, where his attorneys will provide an update on the ongoing competency evaluation. 

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs confirmed on Monday that a legal team including former Colorado Springs mayor and state attorney general John Suthers will be conducting a policy review after the February shooting. 

UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in an email that was sent to the campus Thursday and released to The Gazette on Monday that the university regularly conducts policy reviews after major incidents. She said the purpose of the review was to assess how the university's policies performed during the incident, and to "gain a more complete understanding of the facts leading up to and including the incident that occurred on February 16." 

Suthers and former Colorado deputy attorney general Jason Dunn will conduct the review, with an "executive summary" of the findings to be published publicly at an unspecified date.