A judge in Brunswick, Georgia, has ended the trial of former District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who was accused of using her influence to protect the men involved in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The judge threw out the felony indictment against Johnson, abruptly halting the case before it went to the jury.
Johnson, who served as the top state prosecutor in Glynn County at the time of Arbery's death, has consistently denied influencing the initial decision not to arrest the men responsible for shooting Arbery nearly five years ago. The judge's ruling effectively cleared Johnson of the criminal charges that had been looming over her for more than three years.
