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Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Nov 24, 2021 07:31pm |
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| Category | Investigation |
| Author | Associated Press |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 8, 2021 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday and released.
Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson turned herself in Wednesday morning at the Glynn County jail, county Undersheriff Ron Corbett said. Jail records show she was released on her own recognizance, meaning she did not have to pay a cash bond.
A grand jury indicted Johnson, 49, last week on a felony charge of violating her oath of office and a misdemeanor count of obstructing police. Johnson was the area’s top prosecutor when three white men chased and fatally shot Arbery last year. The indictment alleges she used her position to discourage police from making arrests in the 25-year-old Black man’s killing.
Johnson did not immediately return a phone message Wednesday. Officials at the jail and the Glynn County Superior Court clerk’s office said their records did not list an attorney for her. |
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