Posted on September 2, 2021

Ex-Prosecutor Indicted for Misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery Death

Russ Bynum, Associated Press, September 2, 2021

A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Thursday on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery from being charged with crimes immediately after the shootings.

A grand jury in coastal Glynn County indicted former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson on charges of violating her oath of office and hindering a law enforcement officer.

Arbery was killed Feb. 23, 2020, after a white father and son, Greg and Travis McMichael, armed themselves and pursued the 25-year-Black man {snip}

{snip} The McMichales said they believed Arbery was a burglar and that he was shot after attacking Travis McMichael with his fists.

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Greg McMichael had worked as an investigator in Johnson’s office {snip}

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Johnson has insisted she did nothing wrong, saying she immediately recused herself from the case because Greg McMichael was a former employee. She recommended an outside prosecutor, Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Barnhill, who was appointed to the case and concluded no charges were warranted. {snip}

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