Ahmaud Arbery protesters demand the resignation of 2 local prosecutors.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr requested that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case.A caravan of advocates traveled in droves to the Glynn County, Georgia, courthouse on Saturday and demanded the resignation of the two local prosecutors who recused themselves from investigatingArbery was shot and killed while jogging on Feb. 23 around 1 p.m.
Organizers said the “We are NOT Satisfied” rally was to demand the resignation of District Attorneys Jackie Johnson and George Barnhill for what they say is the mishandling of the prosecution. Johnson, who oversees the Brunswick District Attorney's Office, recused herself from the investigation on Feb. 27 and requested state Attorney General Christopher Carr to appoint another prosecutor's office to take over the case. Johnson cited a conflict of interest since Gregory McMichael retired as an investigator with the office less than a year ago. Gregory McMichael, 64, is also a former Glynn County police officer.
"We are confident that any investigation will ultimately show that our office acted appropriately under the circumstances," said Johnson in a May 12 statement."In the interest of protecting the integrity of any future legal proceedings, our office has no further comment at this time." "Greg is retired Law Enforcement and also a Retired Investigation from the DA's office. He said please call him day or night when you get action on your camera," Rash allegedly wrote to English and included Gregory McMichaels address and cellphone number.
Ahmaud Arbery, 25, with his mother Wanda Jones Cooper. Arbery was killed on Feb. 23, 2020, allegedly by a father and son who accused him of being a serial trespasser. No arrest have been made.
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