Fugitive Held in Atlanta Courthouse Shootings

By Jacki Lyden,

Published March 11, 2005 at 11:00 PM CST

Georgia police arrest Brian Nichols, the man they say killed a judge, a court reporter and a deputy Friday at an Atlanta courthouse. Nichols was taken into custody at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex. He's also implicated in the death of a U.S. Customs agent whose body was found Saturday.

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