Fulton Co. Judge shot and killed in courthouse shooting (BREAKING Fri 9A)

WAGA-TV/WSB-TV Atlanta | 3.11.05

[mhking]

This is a breaking news situation.

A man entered a courtroom in the Fulton County Courthouse this morning and shot a Fulton County Sheriff's deputy, a clerk and a judge; there are reports from both WSB and WAGA, the judge is deceased.

The perp has carjacked multiple vehicles -- now on his third -- and is still at large.

I've just come from downtown Atlanta, and the city is a madhouse.

[AnAmericanMother]

The Cobb police are pretty tough - but I appreciate them. We have had a couple of scary events - my kids' nanny nearly choked to death at a local hamburger joint, and a Cobb officer saved her life. Also, an armed robber fled into the woods behind our house, and they were there within two minutes (with the K-9 team!) and flushed him out and arrested him within ten.

[mhking]

Has their been any news outlet that put this scum's family or a liberal up/on line that stated he is such a nice person and it must be the corrupt justice system that drove him to do this?

Nope - not yet.

[LibWhacker]

I sure hope when muslims apprehend this infidel and lead me off to be beheaded, they have only have one or two or three armed females guarding me . . .

NAWWWWWWWW!!! Not even muslims are that stupid!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Yeah, "87 gents and me..."

Ya definitely got all them males outnumbered.

[76834]

Wish we could head "down Texas way" but we're shooting in a sporting clays tourney this weekend to benefit the Boy Scouts. Eighty seven gents and me, it'll be torture, but somehow I'll manage. ;-)

Let's see now.
The perp has been running for what? 6 hours now?

6 hrs at 60 mph could put him 360 miles away. At 70 mph, 420 miles.

He could be halfway to Texas by now.

Guess I better get my old Model 19 SW oiled up.

[bikepacker67]

He is being described as a black male with medium complexion.

Not anywhere I've seen. I've only heard "medium complexion".

[ariamne]

Female deputies should only be in charge of female prisoners or small, slightly built males. And if the female prisoner is a huge man-girl, then the deputy should be at least as big!

In NY, a female corrections officer was raped, tortured and killed rightin the prison by a prisoner known for sexual torture. Why was she assigned to that prison?

This is lunacy.

[withteeth]

"BTW, can someone explain why this perp is being described as "medium complexion? He's BLACK. "

You're foolish. What does "BLACK" mean to you? What's your problem about being more specific?

[yarddog]

I actually think it may have started with Perry Store which is just North of Kinston or East of Opp.

BTW, I am being totally straight when I say that in the hundreds of times I have driven by the store, there has been a dominoes game going on every single time.

I haven't been by in over 20 years tho.

I know we are getting off topic but there doesn't seem to be anything new on the shooting.

[Lazamataz]

Back in my more evil days, when I was active in my addiction, the one thing stressed to me by fellow addicts was, "Don't mess around in Cobb. They will tear you up then tear you down."

[AnAmericanMother]

Fire and EMT are consolidated in the city.

[Bonaparte]

I agree absolutely. But all big cities are in the hands of liberals, so this charade will continue for the foreseeable future.

[Bonaparte]

I agree absolutely. But all big cities are in the hands of liberals, so this charade will continue for the foreseeable future.

[bikepacker67]

You're foolish. What does "BLACK" mean to you? What's your problem about being more specific?

You're foolish.

Describing him as Black would go a heck of a lot further to describing his looks, given that black features are more than just skin color.

[mhking]

Has their been any news outlet that put this scum's family or a liberal up/on line that stated he is such a nice person and it must be the corrupt justice system that drove him to do this?

OOP! I spoke too soon.

From the AJC:

A relative of Nichols, who lives in Baltimore and would not give his name, said he hadn't seen Nichols in about six years.

"He was a fine young gentleman," the relative said. "It's unbelievable. I'm watching the news, too. All I can say is he came from a good family."

[southronbtgoG]

The State put in a By-Pass around Opp (like we needed one) and 84 between here and Andy is being 4laned. This part of the country is going to grow.

[Lazamataz]

The Cobb police are pretty tough - but I appreciate them.

Dig it.

(snapping fingers Beatnik-style)

[yarddog]

Thanks for the update. I wasn't even sure it was still there.

[AnAmericanMother]

Cool, daddy-o. ;-)

Beats City of Atlanta. My dad shot a burglar in our house and it took the police almost an hour to arrive.

[JeffAtlanta]

Describing him as Black would go a heck of a lot further to describing his looks, given that black features are more than just skin color.

Every verbal report I've heard describes him as a black male of medium complexion. The haven't mentioned that he is black on TV because they are usually showing his photo at the time that they are describing him.