A lawyer who worked on a high-profile murder case against former prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh will soon work to prosecute people who threaten members of Congress.
Johnny James will start March 11 as a federal prosecutor based in San Jose, Calif., in connection with the Capitol Police and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, based in San Francisco.
James and a team of prosecutors secured a conviction and life prison sentence for Murdaugh in March 2023 for the killings of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. The trial garnered national interest and has been the subject of documentaries.
