From AP:
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...The suspect in the Atlanta case, Brian Nichols, was found to have had a hand-made knife hidden his shoe after a court appearance on Wednesday. Authorities are not sure how he got it or what he intended to do with it.
But he was allowed to return to court on Friday and was being escorted to a court room by a lone female deputy when he managed to take her gun. Armed with the deputy's gun, authorities believe Nichols entered Judge Barnes' courtroom and held law enforcement officers there at bay. He then shot Barnes and the clerk, both of whom died in the courtroom. The other deputy who died was shot as Nichols was fleeing the courthouse, officials said.
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This 6ft, 200lb guy, by appearances very fit, on trial for a violent crime, had attempted to smuggle a knife in Wednesday, yet he's transferred free of restraints in the care of a single deputy? Either there's much hidden in the details or security procedures will be changing drastically.
Edit: My bad. Too many windows. Quote was from FoxNews.