ATLANTA -- Arguing to get his job back, a fired Fulton County sheriff's deputy said higher-ranking officials ignored his warning that courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols could be dangerous. Sgt. Jerome Dowdell, who was fired for praying with Nichols, made his appeal Thursday before the Fulton County Personnel Board. "I was confident those persons in courthouse security would take precautionary procedures," Dowdell said. Concerns that Nichols could turn violent in court came out toward the end of his first trial on charges of raping a former girlfriend. Nichols' mother, Claritha Nichols, and her pastor warned Dowdell on Feb. 24 that...