WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department confirms there's a plea
deal with Eric Rudolph. Officials say he's agreed to plead guilty -- and admit setting off the fatal bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He'll also admit to carrying out three other bomb attacks.
The deal will allow him to escape the death penalty.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says the victims of the attacks "can rest assured that Rudolph will spend the rest of his life behind bars."
Hearings have been scheduled next Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama and in Atlanta, where Rudolph is scheduled to admit his guilt.
Rudolph was charged with carrying out a series of blasts in Georgia and Alabama in the late 1990s. In the Olympic blast, a woman was killed and more than 100 people were hurt when a bomb went off in a backpack in a park. In the next two years, Rudolph allegedly set off bombs at a lesbian nightclub in Atlanta and at two abortion clinics. At a clinic in Alabama, an off-duty police officer was killed.
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
