JUST IN: A former Georgia DA was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly showing preference to the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery last year, court documents show.
Jaquelyn Lee Johnson was indicted on charges of violation of oath of public officer and obstruction of a police officer, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced. Johnson served as Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney when Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot last February. Johnson ultimately lost re-election in November.after being followed by Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, his son, in their pickup truck.
The indictment also alleges that Johnson sought help from Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney George E. Barnhill, who she recommended to take the case after she stepped aside, without disclosing her previous conversations with Barnhill.
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