Courthouse killer spared
December 13, 2008 at 11:52 am by Mara Shalhoup in NewsBrian Nichols, who killed four people in a 2005 shooting rampage that started inside the Fulton County courthouse, was sentenced this morning to life in prison without parole, the AJC reports.
Prosecutors failed to convince the jury that Nichols should die for his crimes. His victims were a judge, a court reporter, a deputy and a federal agent.
According to the AJC, the judge presiding over Nichols’ trial, James Bodiford, offered these somber words:
“For four innocent people to be taken off this earth in just a few hours … I believe there is a higher power and there had to be some purpose. I know a lot of people must have thought ‘If only Agent [David] Wilhelm had gotten the draw on Mr. Nichols.’“
December 13th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Nichols, without any possibility of doubt, murders four and lives, yet we will execute Troy Davis? Unbelievable.