What is brian nichols atlanta?

Brian Nichols is a convicted murderer who gained national attention for a 2005 courthouse shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. Nichols was being tried for rape when he overpowered a sheriff's deputy, stole her gun, and went on a shooting spree that resulted in the deaths of four people, including a judge, a court reporter, a sheriff's deputy, and a federal agent.

Nichols' escape and subsequent manhunt were highly publicized, with authorities offering a $60,000 reward for information leading to his capture. He was eventually apprehended in Gwinnett County, Georgia, after a woman he had taken hostage alerted authorities to his location.

Nichols was found guilty of murder and other charges in 2008 and sentenced to multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole. The events surrounding the courthouse shooting and Nichols' subsequent capture have been the subject of several books and documentaries.