A judge dismissed a felony indictment against former Georgia prosecutor Jackie Johnson, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
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.
Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, left the courtroom saying she didn’t fault prosecutors for the case’s dismissal. The judge didn’t explain his reasoning. Defense lawyers had argued the charge accusing Johnson of violating her oath of office contained a fatal technical error: it cited the oath Johnson signed when she was appointed district attorney in 2010 to fill her predecessor’s unfinished term.
Prosecutor John Fowler declined to speak with reporters, deferring questions to the attorney general’s office. A spokesperson for Carr did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The men told police they suspected Arbery was a burglar and argued that he was shot in self-defense. No one was arrested for more than two months, until cellphone video of the shooting leaked online and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case from local police.
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