Two more things came out today:
1. The custodial deputy had followed proceedure and locked her weapon in a locker before she unshackled Nichols. That was when he attacked her, beat her, took the key to the locker and got the gun. All on tape and supposedly monitored.
2. Nichols then went to the target judge's courtroom, judge hits the hidden panic button. Nichols then does the judge in the back of the head and then the court reporter. One timeline has the first response to the panic button to be ten minutes, where upon the responder is disarmed by Nichols. Nichols then exits the premises with two guns.
About two dozen Atlanta and other jurisdiction officers were in the grand jury room where they were gathered, unarmed with their weapons locked up while they waited being called to their various cases. When the alarm went off, they were abandoned, unarmed, while their "guards" responded.
Have no fear, because the high sheriff announced that he is going to form a committee to study security measures at the courthouse.