A Georgia judge dismissed the remaining charge against former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson in connection with the Ahmaud Arbery murder case. Johnson was accused of violating her oath of office by hindering the police investigation, but the judge ruled the indictment was flawed. Johnson testified that she never sought to shield Arbery's killers from arrest and recused herself from the case.
Jackie Johnson testifies in her own behalf in her trial on the single remaining charge of violating her oath of office on Tuesday in Brunswick, Ga. On Wednesday, the judge dismissed the case.against former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson who was on trial accused of hindering the police investigation into theby three white men on Feb. 23, 2020 — but no arrests were made until more than two months later after video of the crime came out.
Johnson had immediately recused herself from the case, and asked a neighboring DA, George Barnhill, to advise Glynn County police. She said she didn't see video of the killing until was leaked months later, and thought it showed a murder.
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