Judge orders case against former DA Johnson to continue
Nov. 29—The case will not be dismissed against the former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney accused of interfering with the prosecution of Ahmaud Arbery's killers, a judge ruled Tuesday.
The one-paragraph denial of dismissal motions filed on behalf of former DA Jackie Johnson by attorneys Brian Steel and John Ossick Jr. comes 20 months after the motions were originally filed in March of 2022.
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