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- Jackie Johnson testifies in her own behalf in her trial on the single remaining charge of violating her oath of office, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)
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Judge tosses last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Wed,02/05/25-8:42AM , 361 Reads
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge Wednesday ended the trial of former Georgia prosecutor accused of using her influence to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery by throwing out the felony indictment used to charge her, abruptly halting the weeklong case before it went to the jury.
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- Lead defense lawyer Brian Steel makes his opening statement to the jury Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga., in the trial of former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson who is accused of obstruction of justice and violating her oath of office. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)
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Did Ahmaud Arbery's killers get help from a prosecutor? A jury hears clashing accounts
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Tue,01/28/25-12:01AM , 411 Reads
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys clashed before a trial jury Tuesday over whether a former prosecutor abused her power to try to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in the streets of a quiet Georgia neighborhood nearly five years ago.
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- A cotton picker works in a field of cotton, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, near Lyons, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Fri,12/20/24-11:11PM , 246 Reads
LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South.
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- Mayor Van Johnson speaks at a press conference, March 11, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum, File)
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Georgia judge dismisses lawsuit challenging a city ordinance outlawing guns left in unlocked cars
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Mon,12/02/24-11:09AM , 231 Reads
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Georgia gun owner who sought to challenge a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines and potential jail time for people who leave firearms inside unlocked cars.
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