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Judge denies ex-prosecutor’s motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Judge denies ex-prosecutor’s motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia judge on Monday denied a former prosecutor’s legal motion to halt her upcoming trial on charges that she illegally interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Senior Judge John R. Turner rejected former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson’s request to disqualify Georgia’s attorney general’s office from prosecuting her. Johnson’s defense …

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Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial
4 weeks ago

Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A former Georgia district attorney charged with illegally interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery made her first court appearance Wednesday, more than three years after being indicted by a grand jury. Prosecutors for state Attorney General Chris Carr’s office say Johnson used her position to protect Greg McMichael and to urge police not …

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Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case’s slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is temporary. Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn …

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After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges

LA Times  

Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case’s slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is temporary. Johnson’s case has stalled as one of her attorneys, Brian Steel, has spent most of the …

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After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad
2 years, 8 months ago

After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — One of the men convicted of murder in the street chase and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery spoke with his former boss, the local district attorney, several times by phone in the days and weeks following the 2020 killing, according to a court document filed Thursday. Investigators found that the day after the shooting, then-Brunswick Judicial Circuit …

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A timeline of the Ahmaud Arbery case
3 years, 2 months ago

A timeline of the Ahmaud Arbery case

CNN  

CNN — At first, the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020 went largely unnoticed outside the South Georgia community where the 25-year-old lived and died just weeks before the country was gripped by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Video Ad Feedback Ahmaud Arbery's father: His death was a modern-day lynching 03:22 - Source: CNN February 27, 2020: AG’s …

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Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death
3 years, 4 months ago

Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — 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 neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan joined the chase and took cellphone video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery at close range with a shotgun. …

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Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death
3 years, 4 months ago

Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death

Al Jazeera  

Former district attorney Jackie Johnson is charged with violating her oath of office and hindering a law enforcement officer. A grand jury in coastal Glynn County indicted former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson Thursday on charges of violating her oath of office and hindering a law enforcement officer. The indictment says Johnson showed “favor and affection” towards Greg …

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Ex-Prosecutor Accused Of Interfering With Investigation Into Ahmaud Arbery's Killing
3 years, 4 months ago

Ex-Prosecutor Accused Of Interfering With Investigation Into Ahmaud Arbery's Killing

NPR  

Ex-Prosecutor Accused Of Interfering With Investigation Into Ahmaud Arbery's Killing Enlarge this image toggle caption Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, File Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, File SAVANNAH, Ga. — 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 …

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Independent qualifies to challenge DA in Ahmaud Arbery case
4 years, 4 months ago

Independent qualifies to challenge DA in Ahmaud Arbery case

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Georgia prosecutor who has faced criticism over her handling of the investigation into the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery will face electoral opposition in November. No Democrat qualified for the race, meaning Johnson was initially without opposition for another four-year term in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, a southeast Georgia jurisdiction that includes Appling, Camden, Glynn, Jefferson …

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Key events in the investigation of a coastal Georgia killing
4 years, 7 months ago

Key events in the investigation of a coastal Georgia killing

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — More than two months passed before two white men were arrested in the killing of a black man in coastal Georgia. — Feb. 27: State Attorney General Chris Carr appoints Barnhill to handle the case after local District Attorney Jackie Johnson recused herself. — May 10: Georgia attorney general asks the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the …

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Ahmaud Arbery: Homeowner says no crime was committed at under- construction home before shooting
4 years, 7 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery: Homeowner says no crime was committed at under- construction home before shooting

CNN  

CNN — The owner of a home under construction in the Georgia neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was killed says he had reported no crime after surveillance video seemed to show the young man on the property. In the autopsy report, GBI medical examiner Edmund Donoghue wrote Arbery “died of multiple shotgun wounds sustained during a struggle for the shotgun.” CNN’s …

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Local prosecutors under investigation in Georgia slaying
4 years, 7 months ago

Local prosecutors under investigation in Georgia slaying

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a black man, before charges were filed more than two months later, were placed under investigation Tuesday for their conduct in the case, which has fueled a national outcry and questions about whether the slaying was racially motivated. Our office could not advise or assist them because of …

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Georgia Attorney General Seeks New Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia Attorney General Seeks New Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case

NPR  

Georgia Attorney General Seeks New Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Updated 9:25 p.m. ET A day after naming a new lead prosecutor in the murder case of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said he has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into the …

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Will justice be served for Ahmaud Arbery? (Opinion)
4 years, 7 months ago

Will justice be served for Ahmaud Arbery? (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joey Jackson is a legal analyst for CNN and HLN, and the founder of New York City-based Joey Jackson Law, PLLC, The J. Jackson Firm. Video Ad Feedback Ahmaud Arbery's father: His death was a modern-day lynching 03:22 - Source: CNN As an initial matter, a citizen’s arrest cannot be made unless a crime is committed in the …

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Georgia attorney general requests DOJ investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia attorney general requests DOJ investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case

CNN  

CNN — Georgia’s attorney general has requested that the US Department of Justice conduct an investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case. “We are committed to a complete and transparent review of how the Ahmaud Arbery case was handled from the outset,” Attorney General Chris Carr said in a news release. A second prosecutor, Waycross Judicial Circuit District …

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The District Attorney Who Saw “No Grounds for Arrest” in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Has a History
4 years, 7 months ago

The District Attorney Who Saw “No Grounds for Arrest” in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Has a History

Slate  

On April 1, Georgia District Attorney George Barnhill finally received the autopsy report for a 25-year-old black jogger killed during a Feb. 23 confrontation with three white Glynn County men. “It appears Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and were following, in ‘hot pursuit,’ a burglary suspect, with solid firsthand probable cause,” Barnhill wrote to a Glynn County police captain in a …

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Gregory and Travis McMichael and the people involved with the Ahmaud Arbery case
4 years, 8 months ago

Gregory and Travis McMichael and the people involved with the Ahmaud Arbery case

CNN  

CNN — It’s been more than two months since Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in a south Georgia neighborhood, but in recent days the case has taken on new urgency as outrage over the killing has grown. Almost the entire police report was based on the account of Gregory McMichael, who has ties to local law enforcement as a …

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Ahmaud Arbery: Suspect in killing was involved in prior investigation of 25-year-old
4 years, 8 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery: Suspect in killing was involved in prior investigation of 25-year-old

CNN  

Glynn County, Georgia CNN — One of the men accused in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery was involved in a previous prosecution of Arbery, according to a letter written by a prosecutor who has since recused himself from the case. Gregory McMichael, 64, and his 34-year-old son, Travis McMichael, were arrested Thursday evening and face charges or murder and …

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South Georgia community demands justice for Ahmaud Arbery’s death
4 years, 8 months ago

South Georgia community demands justice for Ahmaud Arbery’s death

CNN  

Glynn County, Georgia CNN — Though a prosecutor says he’ll let a grand jury decide whether the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery will face charges, many in this south Georgia community can’t understand why no one’s been arrested. “They said, ‘He’s a black man running down our road.’” Greg McMichael’s former employer declined to press charges, but Atlantic Judicial Circuit …

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