Grand Jury Indicts Former Prosecutor in Ahmed Arbery’s Killing
Former Georgia prosecutor Jackie Johnson is accused of failing “to treat Ahmaud Arbery and his family fairly and with dignity” by not disclosing that she had sought the assistance of another district attorney before recommending that he take over the case.
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A grand jury has indicted Jackie Johnson, a former prosecutor in Glenn County, Georgia, accusing her of “showing favor and affection” to one of the men now charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery and for directing police officers not to arrest another suspect, reports the New York Times. Johnson had recused herself from the case involving Arbery, who was confronted and killed by three white men while jogging through their neighborhood, and has been charged with “violation of oath of public officer” and “obstruction and hindering a law enforcement officer,” according to the indictment.
The indictment says Johnson failed “to treat Ahmaud Arbery and his family fairly and with dignity” by not disclosing that she had sought the assistance of another district attorney before recommending that he take over the case. Johnson recused herself because Gregory McMichael, one of the three men charged with murder for the killing of Arbery, had worked in her office. She also “knowingly and willfully” directed two Glynn County police officers not to arrest Travis McMichael, “contrary to the laws of said state,” the indictment said.
