ATLANTA - A man being escorted into court for his rape trial Friday stole a deputy’s gun, killed the judge and two other people and carjacked a reporter’s vehicle to escape, setting off a massive manhunt and creating widespread chaos across Atlanta, police said. Hundreds of officers in cruisers and helicopters swarmed the area in the search of the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Brian Nichols. The former computer technician had been on trial for rape, burglary and other charges stemming from an August incident involving an ex-girlfriend.
The rampage led to chaos around the city, with schools, restaurants and office buildings locking down amid fears that the suspect might strike again. Nichols’ mug shot was plastered all over TV screens, and highway message boards issued descriptions of the stolen vehicle.“Mr. Nichols is considered armed and extremely dangerous and should not be approached,” Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman said. "We are not going to rest until we find him."Nichols got the gun by overpowering the female deputy while he was being led down a corridor in the Fulton County Courthouse, Assistant Police Chief Alan Dreher said. After shooting the deputy in the face, the suspect then went to the courtroom, held about a dozen people at bay for a short time and shot and killed the judge and a court reporter, he said.Another deputy was later killed outside the Atlanta courthouse when he confronted the suspect, Dreher said. The deputy shot while leading Nichols to court survived, but details about her condition were not immediately known.
In the rape case, Nichols was accused of bursting into his ex-girlfriend’s home, binding her with duct tape and sexually assaulting her over three days. Howard said Nichols brought a loaded machine gun into the home and a cooler with food in case he was hungry.Nichols, who had been jailed for the last six months, had faced a possible life prison sentence if convicted for rape. Nichols’ last known job was working as a computer technician for a subsidiary of Atlanta-based shipping giant UPS. Company spokesman Norm Black says Nichols joined the unit in March 2004 and left in September 2004, which was when he was arrested.
^^ he didnt mention anything except the name of the thread which is Lawless USA so I would imagine he/she/it is probably comparing Paki judicial system.
^ Gosh Verizon... you are so defensive.. hadd hai..
Anyway, this is big news right now. I don't think the guy is captured yet. Must be a mess in Atlanta. To shoot a police officer on the face, and then kill the judge... the guy is seriously messed up.
The guy puts the thread Lawless USA on a deeply anti-US pakistani board. WHat do you think the logical reaction would be Faisal? Plus the title is something that goes beyond conventional wisdom and obviously is a jab at the US. It has ntohing to do with defensiveness but showing someone a mirror.
Ok some one change the title to "Lawlessness in USA" please....
Besides killing a judge and his deputies in the middle of the day,is not lawlessness or what???
The other day a guy killed his wife in the court + 2 others in Texas,in the presence of Police...
Yesterday a guy killed 7 people in a church....what's all this...lawlessness or what???
Tsk tsk. I can now safely conclude that all christians are terrorists. Except lastknightess, she cant be a terrorist cuz she is da bomb (which is pretty close).
