Judge tosses last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case
A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
Judge throws out final charge against former prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery case
Senior Judge John R. Turner on Monday ordered Johnson acquitted of a misdemeanor count of obstructing police. Turner ruled after prosecutors rested their case, declaring they failed to show “one scintilla of evidence” that Johnson had directed police investigators not to arrest the man who shot Arbery.
Judge throws out violation of oath charge, ending Jackie Johnson trial
On Wednesday, the judge in Jackie Johnson’s trial threw out the last remaining charge against her. The charge accused Johnson of violating her oath of office. On Monday, a judge granted the Defense’s motion for directed verdict of acquittal on the other charge against Johnson.
Ahmaud Arbery case: Judge dismisses remaining charge against former DA
The indictment charging former coastal Georgia District Attorney Jackie Johnson with violating her oath of office in the wake of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder was invalid, the presiding judge ruled Wednesday before dismissing her one remaining charge.
Ex-Prosecutor’s Trial Ends as Judge Throws Out Her Felony Indictment in Ahmaud Arbery Death Case
A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020
State rests in Jackie Johnson trial, judge throws out obstruction charge
The State rested their case Monday in the Jackie Johnson trial. Johnson is the former Brunswick district attorney accused of meddling in the Ahmaud Arbery murder investigation. Monday a judge granted the Defense’s motion for directed verdict of acquittal for count 2 of Jackie Johnson’s indictment.
Judge orders acquittal of ex-prosecutor on 1 of 2 counts in misconduct trial over Ahmaud Arbery case
A judge on Monday ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of the two misconduct charges against her, ruling that prosecutors at her trial failed to present any evidence the she obstructed a police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud .
An ex-prosecutor denies on the witness stand that she tried to protect Ahmaud Arbery's killers
A former prosecutor took the witness stand Tuesday to deny charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery nearly five years ago. Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson told a jury weighing a felony misconduct charge against her that she immediately stepped away from the case because it involved a former employee who initiated the deadly pursuit and whose son fatally shot Arbery in the street.
Judge dismisses indictment against former Georgia prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery case
A judge dismissed the felony indictment against former Georgia prosecutor Jackie Johnson related to the Ahmaud Arbery case
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Remaining charge dismissed for former Georgia prosecutor in Arberry case
A judge has dismissed charges against former Glynn County District Attorney Jackie Johnson, ending her trial on accusations of abusing power to protect the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery.
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Judge tosses indictment against former district attorney Johnson, ending the trial
The criminal trial of former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson ended abruptly Wednesday morning ...
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Former Brunswick DA Jackie Johnson testifies in her defense during criminal trial
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Jackie Johnson trial: Jury selection resumes after coastal Georgia ice storm
After a 2½-day delay brought on by a rare winter storm along Georgia’s coast, prospective Glynn County jurors returned to the courthouse Friday in the trial of their former district attorney.
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Judge rules to acquit on obstruction charge against former District Attorney Jackie Johnson
The state’s case against former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson took a hit Monday when Johnson ...
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A police officer testifies that an ex-prosecutor never obstructed her in the Ahmaud Arbery case
Jackie Johnson was the chief prosecutor for coastal Glynn County when Arbery was chased by white men in pickup trucks and fatally shot in a quiet subdivision nearly five years ago. She is standing ...
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Former Georgia district attorney testifies at her own trial, defends actions in Ahmaud Arbery case
A former district attorney in Georgia testified in her own defense Tuesday regarding her handling of the 2020 killing of ...
S.C. mother will not face charges in 4-year-old’s death on Christmas Eve
The Columbia Police Department (CPD) said a woman whose child was fatally shot on Christmas Eve will not face charges.