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September 3, 2021

Georgia Ex-Prosecutor Indicted for Allegedly Protecting Ahmaud Arbery's Killers
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In Georgia, a former district attorney has been indicted on misconduct
charges for her role in interfering in the murder investigation of
Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased down and shot to
death while out for a jog last year. A grand jury is accusing former
prosecutor Jackie Johnson of covering up for the three white men
involved in Arbery's killing and shielding them from criminal charges.
Johnson had previously worked with one of the men, Greg Mc Michael, who
is a former police officer. Johnson asked police officers not to arrest
Mc Michael's son, Travis. The father and son, as well as their friend
William Bryan, are facing numerous charges in Georgia, including felony
murder.


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