Ahmaud Arbery

Former prosecutor charged with misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case

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A Glynn County grand jury indicted former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson Thursday for misconduct in the investigation of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery last year. Johnson is charged…

More charges for suspects in Ahmaud Arbery killing

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The three white men accused of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick now face new federal charges as well. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie”…

Georgia is one step closer to eliminating the citizen’s arrest law

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Legislation to overhaul Georgia’s Civil War-era citizen’s arrest law inspired by the murder of Ahmaud Arbery last year passed the state House of Representatives unanimously on Monday. House Bill 479,…

Here are the citizen’s arrest reforms Georgia is considering

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State officials unveiled details of a bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at revising Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law to limit who can detain someone suspected of a crime. The first major criminal-justice measure proposed…

Atlanta Police Department sees uptick in police resignations

(The Center Square) – The number of police officers who have resigned from the Atlanta Police Department has doubled in the past three months, department records show. According to numbers…