ATLANTA, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The Georgia judge presiding over the trial of a man accused of killing four people in a courthouse shooting spree has been harshly criticized by a fellow judge.

ATLANTA, July 2 (UPI) -- Absenteeism by courthouse deputies contributed to lax security the day a prisoner killed three people and escaped, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

ATLANTA, May 17 (UPI) -- An Atlanta man pleaded innocent Tuesday to a 54-count indictment charging him with four slayings during a March 11 courthouse shooting.

ATLANTA, April 11 (UPI) -- Security at the Fulton County (Ga.) Courthouse resulting from last month's shooting spree is increasing in advance of a court hearing for the accused shooter.

ATLANTA, April 8 (UPI) -- Fulton County, Ga., sheriff's officers were aware of some security problems in the courthouse before four were killed in a shooting rampage.

ATLANTA, March 25 (UPI) -- The woman held hostage by a suspect in the killing of a judge in Atlanta was feted in the Georgia Capitol, and presented reward checks totaling $70,000.

MIAMI, March 15 (UPI) -- Brian Nichols, accused of four slayings in an escape from rape charges Friday, appeared in an Atlanta court Monday and was denied bail.

ATLANTA, March 13 (UPI) -- Brian Nichols, suspected in four Atlanta killings, might appear in court as early as Monday or Tuesday, officials said.

ATLANTA, March 12 (UPI) -- A massive manhunt for a man who allegedly killed four people, including a judge and a federal agent, ended quietly Saturday in an Atlanta suburb.