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Fulton Co. Judge shot and killed in courthouse shooting (BREAKING Fri 9A)
WAGA-TV/WSB-TV Atlanta | 3.11.05

Posted on 03/11/2005 6:39:06 AM PST by 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.


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To: Carolinamom
"shooter on trial last week for kidnapping and rape of his fiance..."

Yep, 11 charges I believe and no bail, which leads me to believe he was considered a danger to himself and others, and a flight risk. So why wasn't he in restraints? Bad courtroom policy cost these people their lives. I'm wondering how many other times this guy has been arrested and convicted for similar crimes.

681 posted on 03/11/2005 8:03:15 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway~~John Wayne)
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To: UCANSEE2

I was pinning it up to a similar profile. Interesting.

Certainly, he's a gamer thus far...praying he turns himself in peacefully.

Certain that if he doesn't, he simply must be killed.


682 posted on 03/11/2005 8:03:22 AM PST by ApesForEvolution (I just took a Muhammad and wiped my Jihadist with Mein Koran...come and get me nutbags.)
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To: mhking

Don't wear a blue shirt and dark pants that's fer sure.


683 posted on 03/11/2005 8:03:36 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: mrs tiggywinkle

By the time I post this you will probably have a dozen replies, but shanks are like homemade weapons that prisoners make in jail. I was watching some show and they were showing a bunch of different kinds. One was a toothbrush that had been sharpened into a severe point.


684 posted on 03/11/2005 8:03:39 AM PST by retrokitten (I heart Tony Snow)
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To: mhking

Wonder if they think he is moving up 400. Said to be checking interstates in midtown. Has 400 split off by midtown or after midtown? (I never pay attention, I just drive it)
Anyway-they don't know where the hell he is.


685 posted on 03/11/2005 8:03:43 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: mass55th
Makes you wonder even more why he wasn't in restraints.

Generally, while you can keep them in restraints for pre-trial hearings, you have to take the restraints off for jury trials because it would keep the defendant from getting a fair trial if the jury saw what a bad dude he really was. Some jurisdictions are now using shock belts that you can hide under the clothes to control the really bad animals, but you generally can't parade them out in front of the jury in shackles and leg chains.

686 posted on 03/11/2005 8:03:58 AM PST by PAR35
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To: cyborg

It's mind-boggling.


687 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:02 AM PST by Howlin (Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
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To: blam

Am hearing on WABC radio news that a reporter from the Atlanta Journal Constitution was pistol whipped and her car was carjacked.


688 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:03 AM PST by OldFriend (America's glory is not dominion, but liberty.)
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To: mhking
"I'm in for at least another hour..."

Call out for lunch, lol.

689 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:06 AM PST by blam
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To: michigander
A motive for the shooting was unknown. One woman said she saw the man run past her as she entered the parking garage of the courthouse.

The motive was "unknown"????

Good grief, the reporter who wrote this couldn't guess that maybe the perp was trying to escape????

690 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:08 AM PST by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Howlin

Thanks.


691 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:14 AM PST by mrs tiggywinkle
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To: mhking
Excuse my ignorance, but is THAT a "medium complexion"?
692 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:26 AM PST by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: Catspaw

Have they announced a reward yet? hehehee


693 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:46 AM PST by ApesForEvolution (I just took a Muhammad and wiped my Jihadist with Mein Koran...come and get me nutbags.)
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To: mrs tiggywinkle

A shank, or shiv, is anything that can be sharpened to a point and used as a stabbing or slashing improvised weapon. Not all are made of metal.


694 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:48 AM PST by Dead Corpse (We now return you to your regularly scheduled tagline)
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To: Hoodlum91
Medium complexion?

Apparently he's a bit lighter in person than shown on television.

695 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:49 AM PST by mhking (Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
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To: cyborg

They need to get the truck drivers on this pronto. They can probably locate him quicker than the cops.


696 posted on 03/11/2005 8:04:59 AM PST by CFW
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To: azhenfud

better ask a Mary Kay rep


697 posted on 03/11/2005 8:05:28 AM PST by kingattax ( "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing." -Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights
Has 400 split off by midtown or after midtown?

After. It splits much closer to Buckhead.

698 posted on 03/11/2005 8:05:28 AM PST by mhking (Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
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To: mrs tiggywinkle

skanks = sluts


699 posted on 03/11/2005 8:05:52 AM PST by kcvl
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To: retrokitten

Ya learn something new everyday on FR.


700 posted on 03/11/2005 8:05:56 AM PST by mrs tiggywinkle
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