Current Events > Former DA in Ahmaud Arbery murder case obstruction starting trial

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The one-time Georgia prosecutor accused of impeding the investigation into Ahmaud Arberys killers is set to stand trial more than four years after the Black 25-year-olds death, which fueled nationwide protests over racial injustice.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who faces charges of violating her oath of office and obstruction stemming from her alleged actions in the weeks after Arberys death in February 2020. Three White men were ultimately found guilty on state murder and federal hate crime charges.
One of those men, Gregory McMichael, had previously worked as an investigator in Johnsons office, and prosecutors have said he asked for her help when his son shot Arbery after they chased him through their neighborhood.
While Johnson recused herself from the case, the Georgia Attorney Generals Office has alleged she failed to handle the case fairly and interfered with investigators, preventing the arrest of McMichaels son, Travis.
CNN has reached out to Johnsons attorney for comment. Johnson has in the past denied wrongdoing. At a pre-trial hearing in December, her attorney said Johnson was focused on securing an unrelated indictment and didnt know what was going on with Ahmaud Arberys case, the Associated Press reported.
No one was arrested until two months after Arbery was killed, when a video of the shooting emerged.
Arberys killing, along with those of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, was a focal point of protests that roiled the country in the summer of 2020.
Opening statements in the trial will follow jury selection. Some 500 Glynn County residents received notice of jury duty a larger number than usual as the court worked to seat an impartial panel of 12 jurors plus alternates, according to the AP.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/us/ahmaud-arbery-jackie-johnson-da/index.html

I was very invested in that case and was overjoyed when the 3 men got Life in prison. I'm hoping for another conviction

Fucking finally. I knew that the Young Thug RICO trial was holding this one up, so it's good to see this one starting.