Weapons at Nichols Case

ATLANTA – Twice in the past week weapons have been discovered and confiscated from persons attending the trial of Brian Gene Nichols.

Nichols is charged in the March 11, 2005 murders of a Fulton Superior Court Judge, a court reporter, a Fulton Deputy Sheriff and a Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

On Thursday, Nov. 13, a razor was taken from a man at the security checkpoint on the 6th floor of Atlanta Municipal Court.

The death penalty case was moved because the Fulton Superior Court was the scene of three of the four deaths.

On Wednesday, a gun was confiscated from a woman entering the trial security area.

Reports of both incidents are being forwarded to Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard who will decide if charges will be lodged against the man and woman.

Neither person will be identified pending a decision on possible charges by the Fulton District Attorney.