International Business News - Courthouse http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A former Pittsburgh radio reporter has been held for trial on charges that he brought a loaded handgun in his briefcase into a courthouse to cover a trial. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/reporter-held-for-trial-in-pa-courthouse-gun-case.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:22:29 EDT Authorities say a suspected mail bomb that forced the evacuation of a Savannah, Ga., courthouse turned out to be a harmless package. After the package was found Monday, the Chatham County Courthouse was evacuated and nearby streets were closed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/suspected-mail-bomb-in-savannah-was-harmlesss.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:05:22 EDT Authorities say a suspected mail bomb that forced the evacuation of a Savannah, Ga., courthouse turned out to be harmless. After the suspicious package was found Monday, the Chatham County Courthouse was evacuated and nearby streets were closed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/worker-finds-suspected-mail-bomb-at-ga-courthouse.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:58:45 EDT The man accused of a courthouse shooting rampage that left four people dead pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Thursday as his trial began amid high security, more than three years after prosecutors say he confessed in the killings. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89227-courthouse-shooting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/atlanta-courthouse-shooting-trial-set-to-begin.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/atlanta-courthouse-shooting-trial-set-to-begin.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:41 EDT The courthouse killings case against Brian Nichols was supposed to be as open-and-shut as they come. There were hordes of witnesses, hours of surveillance video and his lengthy statement to investigators after his arrest, when police say he confessed to a rampage that left four people dead. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/atlanta-courthouse-shooting-trial-set-to-open.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:12:58 EDT The Pulaski County Courthouse is almost free of fleas that hitched a ride on an opossum found dead between the floorboards. In early June, workers started to complain that the pests were biting them and visitors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/courthouse-with-dead-opossum-almost-free-of-fleas.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:03:28 EDT Gordon Wheeler Sr. clashed for years with Morrison County officials over the strip club and porn shop he once operated, but he wasn't known as a violent man. So when he took a seat in the back row at a commissioners meeting, nobody paid much attention. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/minn-courthouse-attacker-long-at-odds-with-officials.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:24:29 EDT A man who had fought with county officials for years over his adult businesses walked into a board meeting with a gun on Tuesday and held about 10 people hostage before law-enforcement officers fatally shot him, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/suspect-wounded-in-minn-govt-office-standoff.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:15:52 EDT A woman arrested during an investigation into a bombing at a San Diego courthouse has been denied bail. Prosecutors told a judge in El Centro on Wednesday that Rachelle Carlock violated her parole after a 1999 robbery conviction. They say she poses a danger to the community. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/woman-held-after-courthouse-bombing-is-denied-bail.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 00:22:33 EDT A woman who was forgotten in a courthouse holding cell for four days without food or water will not be prosecuted on the charge that landed her in the system, a prosecutor said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/16754-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/charge-dropped-against-woman-left-in-cell-4-days.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/charge-dropped-against-woman-left-in-cell-4-days.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 18:34:57 EDT Turns out there was no need for window dressing after all. The confused wild turkey that smashed into a window at the Lubbock county courthouse Monday was laid out for a while, but eventually was able to fly away. It left a turkey-shaped hole in the glass, but otherwise caused no major damage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/confused-turkey-smashes-into-texas-courthouse-window.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 15:26:10 EDT The investigation into the bombing of the San Diego federal courthouse has led to the arrest of a woman accused of using false identification in an attempt to obtain explosives, prosecutors said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/san-diego-courthouse-blast-probe-leads-to-arrest.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 21:39:29 EDT The judge presiding over the murder trial of the man accused of opening fire in an Atlanta courthouse can stay on the case. Superior Court Judge Daniel Coursey denied a motion Thursday to remove Superior Court Judge James Bodiford from Brian Nichols' case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/judge-to-stay-on-atlanta-courthouse-shooting-case.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:41:39 EDT The FBI released surveillance video Friday of a powerful pipe bomb explosion that shattered big windows at a federal courthouse and filled the lobby with smoke. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/fbi-video-shows-powerful-explosion-at-san-diego-courthouse.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:20 EDT About 12 seconds was all it took for two bailiffs to gun down a man who shot at them in a courthouse lobby, and authorities said the swift response helped prevent anyone else from being seriously hurt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/authorities-fla-courthouse-shooter-had-ammo-gas-mask.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 14:21:50 EDT A man who was supposed to be returning divorce papers at a courthouse pulled out a gun there instead Wednesday, opening fire in the lobby before two bailiffs fatally shot him. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/bailiffs-fatally-shoot-armed-man-inside-florida-courthouse.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 21:04:01 EDT Bailiffs shot and killed a man who opened fire in the lobby of a downtown courthouse Wednesday afternoon, sheriff's officials said. One of the two bailiffs who fired at the unidentified man suffered a non-life-threatening shoulder wound, Pinellas County Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Bordner said. No one else was hurt, though court staffers and others were in the lobby at the time. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/bailiffs-kill-man-who-fired-shots-inside-florida-courthouse.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 17:28:32 EDT Officials say a bailiff shot and killed a gunman who opened fire in the lobby of a courthouse in St. Petersburg, Fla. They say another bailiff was shot in the shoulder in Wednesday's gunfire. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/bailiff-kills-gunman-who-opened-fire-inside-fla-courthouse.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 15:43:22 EDT Federal officials are looking into whether a pipe bomb attack at a San Diego federal courthouse is related to a blast at a Federal Express office last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/probe-of-san-diego-court-pipe-bomb-looks-at-earlier-blast.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 19:03:01 EDT Authorities say a suspected pipe bomb explosion has damaged a door and blown out a window at the federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. FBI spokeswoman April Langwell says the blast occurred early Sunday at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse. She says the damage occurred at the building's front entrance and lobby area. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/fbi-suspected-pipe-bomb-damages-courthouse-in-san-diego.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 12:41:39 EDT