An Atlanta judge sentenced Brian Nichols to life in prison Saturday morning .
Brian Nichols
atlanta judge sentence brian nichols life prison saturday morning
An Atlanta judge sentenced <m> Brian Nichols </m> to life in prison Saturday morning .
An Atlanta judge sentenced <m> Brian Nichols </m> to life in prison Saturday morning .
He 's the former Kutztown University football player who went on a shooting rampage at an Atlanta courthouse in 2005 , killing four people .
The jury was unable to come to a decision after 30 hours of deliberation .
The judge , by law sentenced Nichols to consecutive maximum sentences on each of his charges .
While Nichols did not recieve the death penalty , he will likely die in prison .
Death sentences in Georgia require a unanimous decision by a jury .
Nichols faced more than 50 charges in the case .
He was on trial for rape in 2005 in an Atlanta courtroom when he grabbed a guard 's gun , fatally shooting a judge , court reporter , sherrif 's deputy and later , a federal agent .