
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers avoided arrest at first. Now an ex-prosecutor faces trial for misconduct
Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. — Barely an hour after his son killed Ahmaud Arbery with a shotgun after they chased him through their neighborhood, Greg McMichael made a call for help to his former boss, the area’s chief state prosecutor. “My son and I have been involved in a shooting, and I need some advice right away,” McMichael said in a voicemail left on District Attorney Jackie Johnson’s cellphone. Nearly five years later, Johnson is going to trial on charges that she used her office to interfere with police investigating Arbery’s killing. Carr said he appointed Barnhill based on Johnson’s recommendation, but wasn’t told Barnhill already had advised police that Arbery’s killing wasn’t a crime. Her lead defense attorney, Brian Steel, said during a December pretrial hearing that Johnson was focused on seeking an unrelated high-profile indictment and “didn’t know what was going on with Ahmaud Arbery’s case.” Prosecutors haven’t disclosed much of their trial evidence, but said in court records that 16 calls were made between cellphone numbers for Greg McMichael and Johnson in the weeks following the shooting.
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Judge dismisses case against ex-DA accused of interfering in Arbery murder probe
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An ex-prosecutor denies on the witness stand that she tried to protect Ahmaud Arbery’s killers
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Judge orders acquittal of ex-prosecutor on 1 of 2 counts in misconduct trial over Ahmaud Arbery case
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‘You’re going home,’ police tell Ahmaud Arbery’s killer in video shown to jury
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Former DA Jackie Johnson: Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery killing investigation faces trial
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Judge denies ex-prosecutor’s motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation
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Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial
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Judge sets early 2025 trial for ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery investigation
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Georgia Men Seek New Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
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Ahmaud Arbery: Georgia men convicted in murder case ask for new trial
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Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years
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After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges
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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions
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Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals
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Ahmaud Arbery's killers deny racist motives in appeals
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Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals
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Who was Ahmaud Arbery and what happened to him?
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Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death
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Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence
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After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad
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Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing
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Attorneys: Ex-prosecutor never hindered Arbery investigators
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Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death
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Live updates: Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty on all counts in federal hate crime trial
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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty in federal hate crimes trial
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Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case
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Was Arbery killing a hate crime? Jury to hear dueling views
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Prosecutor: Arbery’s killers known to use racist slurs
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Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history
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Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
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Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
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2 Of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Withdraw Guilty Pleas, Will Face Federal Hate Crime Trial
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Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
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Another Arbery killer withdraws guilty plea in hate crime case
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Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
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Ahmaud Arbery: Anger as convicted murders reach plea deals in federal hate crimes case
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Plea deal in Ahmaud Arbery case is rejected after his parents spoke out against it
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They Were Convicted Of Murder. Now The Men Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery Face Hate Crime Charges.
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Security for Arbery death trial cost taxpayers $1.08 million
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Hate Crimes Trial In Arbery Killing To Put Racism Front And Center
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Hate crimes trial in Arbery killing will put racism up front
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Three Sentenced To Life In Prison For Ahmaud Arbery Murder. What You Need To Know
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Ahmaud Arbery killers sentenced
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Ahmaud Arbery’s mother Wanda Cooper-Jones to give victim impact statement at murderers’ sentencing
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Live updates: Ahmaud Arbery’s convicted killers Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William ‘Roddie’ Bryan Jr. sentenced
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Three white men sentenced to life for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
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