Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Atlanta Courthouse Murders - Time line of Events to 910 am
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The Associated Press -
The following is a timeline of the chain of events inside the Fulton County Courthouse on March 11 when rape defendant Brian Nichols allegedly stole a deputy's gun and started a shooting rampage, according to a Sheriff's Department report. The timeline does not cover events once Nichols left the immediate area of the courthouse. A federal agent was killed hours later north of downtown, allegedly by Nichols.
8:49 a.m. _ Deputy Cynthia Hall escorts Brian Nichols from elevator number 12 to holding cell in detention 8 A/B at Fulton County Justice Center, 185 Central Ave.
8:49 a.m. _ Hall is struck by Nichols in entrance to cell 8E2 after he enters holding cell and forces Hall into cell 8E1.
8:52 a.m. _ Nichols comes out of cell 8E1 where Hall is located and closes door.
8:54 a.m. _ Nichols comes out of cell 8E2 in civilian clothes and proceeds to 135 Pryor St. courthouse via pedestrian bridge.
8:56 a.m. _ Nichols enters Judge Rowland Barnes' unlocked chambers and accosts his staff and attorney David Allman, handcuffs them and takes them hostage at gunpoint.
8:57 a.m. _ Sgt. Grantley White enters the chambers area where he is confronted by Nichols who has Hall's gun and forces White to surrender his weapon.
8:58 a.m. _ White feigns a heart attack so that he can fall near an alarm which he depresses; White is locked in the bathroom by Nichols.
8:58 a.m. _ Central Control receives duress alarm activation in Barnes' chambers.
8:58 a.m. _ Sgt. Hoyt Teasley heads towards Barnes' chambers.
8:58 a.m. _ First attempt to contact White; White does not respond to radio call.
8:58 a.m. _ Second attempt to raise White; No answer to radio call.
8:58 a.m. _ Third call to White.
8:58 a.m. _ Central receives "00" from White's radio.
8:58 a.m. _ "White" (radio used by Nichols) was advised by Central Control "Signal 00" (welfare check).
8:59 a.m. _ White is handcuffed and forced into chambers' bathroom.
8:59 a.m. _ No response to radio check to White.
8:59 a.m. _ Nichols enters courtroom through unlocked access door and allegedly shoots Barnes and court reporter Julie Brandau.
8:59 a.m. _ Code 000 was broadcast to all court services personnel.
8:59 a.m. _ Multiple court personnel, including Teasley and Sgt. John Starks, in route to call.
8:59 a.m. _ Duress alarm received from "Family Services room 836".
8:59 a.m. _ Sgt. Vincent Owens diverted to Family Services alarm.
8:59 a.m. _ White escapes from bathroom, goes to the courtroom and discovers Barnes and Brandau and immediately radios "Code 00 judge shot."
8:59 a.m. _ Emergency signal "00 officer needs assistance" was broadcast.
8:59 a.m. _ Radio contacted on "courts channel" but does not reply.
8:59 a.m. _ Radio contacted on "Sheriff Patrol" and advised to respond to signal 00 (ambulance) to the courthouse in response to a "judge shot on the bench." Radio confirms needing "a 00 to the courthouse in reference to a code 00 (person shot).
9 a.m. _ Emergency medical assistance responds to 136 Pryor St. courtroom 8H.
9 a.m. _ Teasley observes Nichols run into stairwell on 8th floor and gives chase.
9:01 a.m. _ Stairwell C exit door alarm activated; Stairwell C exit door closes.
9:01 a.m. _ Barnes examined and was found to have no signs of life; Brandau examined and was found to have no signs of life.
9:02 a.m. _ Barnes and Brandau pronounced dead; Sgt. Jarvis Williams secures crime scene and limits access to courtroom.
9:02 a.m. _ Teasley discovered with fatal wounds.
9:06 a.m. _ Deputies arrive and enter 8B detention area.
9:10 a.m. _ Deputy Harold Moore locates Hall inside of 8 A/B detention cell.
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Times are approximate; Radio signals changed for security.
The following is a timeline of the chain of events inside the Fulton County Courthouse on March 11 when rape defendant Brian Nichols allegedly stole a deputy's gun and started a shooting rampage, according to a Sheriff's Department report. The timeline does not cover events once Nichols left the immediate area of the courthouse. A federal agent was killed hours later north of downtown, allegedly by Nichols.
8:49 a.m. _ Deputy Cynthia Hall escorts Brian Nichols from elevator number 12 to holding cell in detention 8 A/B at Fulton County Justice Center, 185 Central Ave.
8:49 a.m. _ Hall is struck by Nichols in entrance to cell 8E2 after he enters holding cell and forces Hall into cell 8E1.
8:52 a.m. _ Nichols comes out of cell 8E1 where Hall is located and closes door.
8:54 a.m. _ Nichols comes out of cell 8E2 in civilian clothes and proceeds to 135 Pryor St. courthouse via pedestrian bridge.
8:56 a.m. _ Nichols enters Judge Rowland Barnes' unlocked chambers and accosts his staff and attorney David Allman, handcuffs them and takes them hostage at gunpoint.
8:57 a.m. _ Sgt. Grantley White enters the chambers area where he is confronted by Nichols who has Hall's gun and forces White to surrender his weapon.
8:58 a.m. _ White feigns a heart attack so that he can fall near an alarm which he depresses; White is locked in the bathroom by Nichols.
8:58 a.m. _ Central Control receives duress alarm activation in Barnes' chambers.
8:58 a.m. _ Sgt. Hoyt Teasley heads towards Barnes' chambers.
8:58 a.m. _ First attempt to contact White; White does not respond to radio call.
8:58 a.m. _ Second attempt to raise White; No answer to radio call.
8:58 a.m. _ Third call to White.
8:58 a.m. _ Central receives "00" from White's radio.
8:58 a.m. _ "White" (radio used by Nichols) was advised by Central Control "Signal 00" (welfare check).
8:59 a.m. _ White is handcuffed and forced into chambers' bathroom.
8:59 a.m. _ No response to radio check to White.
8:59 a.m. _ Nichols enters courtroom through unlocked access door and allegedly shoots Barnes and court reporter Julie Brandau.
8:59 a.m. _ Code 000 was broadcast to all court services personnel.
8:59 a.m. _ Multiple court personnel, including Teasley and Sgt. John Starks, in route to call.
8:59 a.m. _ Duress alarm received from "Family Services room 836".
8:59 a.m. _ Sgt. Vincent Owens diverted to Family Services alarm.
8:59 a.m. _ White escapes from bathroom, goes to the courtroom and discovers Barnes and Brandau and immediately radios "Code 00 judge shot."
8:59 a.m. _ Emergency signal "00 officer needs assistance" was broadcast.
8:59 a.m. _ Radio contacted on "courts channel" but does not reply.
8:59 a.m. _ Radio contacted on "Sheriff Patrol" and advised to respond to signal 00 (ambulance) to the courthouse in response to a "judge shot on the bench." Radio confirms needing "a 00 to the courthouse in reference to a code 00 (person shot).
9 a.m. _ Emergency medical assistance responds to 136 Pryor St. courtroom 8H.
9 a.m. _ Teasley observes Nichols run into stairwell on 8th floor and gives chase.
9:01 a.m. _ Stairwell C exit door alarm activated; Stairwell C exit door closes.
9:01 a.m. _ Barnes examined and was found to have no signs of life; Brandau examined and was found to have no signs of life.
9:02 a.m. _ Barnes and Brandau pronounced dead; Sgt. Jarvis Williams secures crime scene and limits access to courtroom.
9:02 a.m. _ Teasley discovered with fatal wounds.
9:06 a.m. _ Deputies arrive and enter 8B detention area.
9:10 a.m. _ Deputy Harold Moore locates Hall inside of 8 A/B detention cell.
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Times are approximate; Radio signals changed for security.
Atlanta Courthouse Murders - Taskforce to be Named
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Sheriff Myron Freeman is ready to announce a task force to look into security problems at the Fulton County Courthouse, one month after the fatal shootings there.
Freeman has been criticized for taking so long to name a task force after the shootings that began at the courthouse March eleventh and left four dead. But he says it's taken a month for some of the agencies to commit -- including the U-S Marshals Office and the National Sheriff's Association. He also says he would like representatives from Fulton County judges and commissioners to also participate.
The task force will look at the department's courthouse security policies. Fulton County judges have authorized their own outside experts to look at security as well.
Freeman has been criticized for taking so long to name a task force after the shootings that began at the courthouse March eleventh and left four dead. But he says it's taken a month for some of the agencies to commit -- including the U-S Marshals Office and the National Sheriff's Association. He also says he would like representatives from Fulton County judges and commissioners to also participate.
The task force will look at the department's courthouse security policies. Fulton County judges have authorized their own outside experts to look at security as well.
