Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arbery want a new trial
Arbery’s death became part of a broader reckoning on racial injustice in the criminal legal system.
Arbery’s death became part of a broader reckoning on racial injustice in the criminal legal system.
The indictment against Jackie Johnson alleges she told police they shouldn’t arrest Travis McMichael, one of the men convicted of Arbery’s murder.
Under federal law, no statute of limitations applies to potential civil rights charges in the case because Greene’s arrest was fatal.
Prosecutors said in written briefs that the trial evidence showed ‘longstanding hate and prejudice toward Black people’ influenced the defendants’ assumptions that Arbery was committing crimes.
‘Once this bill’s passed, this commission will be able to begin its real work, which is bringing accountability to those rogue prosecuting attorneys who abuse their office, sexually harass their employees and do not show up for work.’
One trooper can be seen striking Greene in the head and later boasting, ‘I beat the ever-living f— out of him.’
2023 may be remembered for new leaders and a struggle over who defines priorities.
Georgia Democrats intensely oppose the measure, saying majority Republicans are seeking another way to impose their will on local Democratic voters.
Jackie Johnson served as the top prosecutor for coastal Glynn County when white men in pickup trucks chased and killed Arbery.