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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAhmaud Arbery shooting: Glynn County commissioners say DA blocked arrests after fatal shooting
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Glynn County commissioners say DA blocked arrests after fatal shooting
By Christian Boone and Bert Roughton Jr.
BRUNSWICK Two Glynn County commissioners say District Attorney Jackie Johnsons office refused to allow the Glynn County Police Department to make arrests immediately after the Feb. 23 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.
The GBI announced the arrests of Travis McMichael, 34, and his father Greg McMichael, 64, on Thursday - more than two months after the fatal shooting. They were denied bond Friday afternoon.
The police at the scene went to her, saying they were ready to arrest both of them. These were the police at the scene who had done the investigation, Commissioner Allen Booker, who has spoken with Glynn County police, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She shut them down to protect her friend McMichael.
Greg McMichael, now retired, once worked as an investigator in Johnsons office.
Commissioner Peter Murphy, who also said he spoke directly to Glynn County police about the incident, said officers at the scene concluded they had probable cause to make arrests and contacted Johnsons office to inform the prosecutor of their decision.
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By Christian Boone and Bert Roughton Jr.
BRUNSWICK Two Glynn County commissioners say District Attorney Jackie Johnsons office refused to allow the Glynn County Police Department to make arrests immediately after the Feb. 23 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.
The GBI announced the arrests of Travis McMichael, 34, and his father Greg McMichael, 64, on Thursday - more than two months after the fatal shooting. They were denied bond Friday afternoon.
The police at the scene went to her, saying they were ready to arrest both of them. These were the police at the scene who had done the investigation, Commissioner Allen Booker, who has spoken with Glynn County police, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She shut them down to protect her friend McMichael.
Greg McMichael, now retired, once worked as an investigator in Johnsons office.
Commissioner Peter Murphy, who also said he spoke directly to Glynn County police about the incident, said officers at the scene concluded they had probable cause to make arrests and contacted Johnsons office to inform the prosecutor of their decision.
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Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/local/watch-gbi-updates-following-arrests-ahmaud-arbery-shooting/1aJbZe2uL9HrndjyWYjB2L/
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Ahmaud Arbery shooting: Glynn County commissioners say DA blocked arrests after fatal shooting (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2020
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sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)1. The Trail Always Leads Right To Scum
I hope they recall her ass.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)2. White power indeed
thankfully at least she wasn't the last word, although my faith in getting a conviction is muted at best.
barbtries
(28,811 posts)3. That's a crime right?
Obstruction of justice? Lock her up.
csziggy
(34,138 posts)7. GBI said there are probably additional charges to be made
They did not say those charges might be only against the murderers.
GBI = Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)4. Loyalty to murderers... BARF.
dalton99a
(81,599 posts)6. Jackie Johnson:
Johnson is the prosecutor who helped a couple of trigger-happy Glynn County cops avoid prosecution in the sickening 2010 shooting death of Caroline Small, an unarmed mother trapped in her car after a slow-speed chase.
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/torpy-large-something-stinks-brunswick-and-ain-paper-mills/kHAdn8AY94VuWMEGWrEb4I/
For more than a month, her office has known of new DNA evidence that, the Georgia Innocence Project says, proves Dennis Perry, a man whos been in prison 20 years for murder, is innocent. Johnson hasnt acted to free Perry -- even though four legal experts say she should do so immediately.
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/watch-gbi-updates-following-arrests-ahmaud-arbery-shooting/1aJbZe2uL9HrndjyWYjB2L/
Celerity
(43,545 posts)9. Slack-jawed white nationalist trash. I hope she burns.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)8. Conspiracy charges?
Sounds like conspiracy to me.