Court filing says Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has repeatedly made comments to inflame public sentiment against Officer Garrett Rolfe
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Attorneys for the former Atlanta police officer charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks sought to remove the district attorney prosecuting the case Monday.
“Paul Howard has systematically sought to deprive Garrett Rolfe of a fair trial and impartial jury since the day he announced his decision to arrest Garrett Rolfe,” the attorneys said.They are seeking to recuse Howard and the Fulton County district attorney’s office from the case. Police body cameras showed Rolfe, who is white, and another officer having a calm and respectful conversation with Brooks, who was Black, for more than 40 minutes after complaints that Brooks had fallen asleep in his car in a Wendy’s drive-thru lane on June 12.
The killing renewed protests in Atlanta that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.
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