Former Brunswick district attorney charged with hindering police investigation into shooting of Ahmaud Arbery

Published September 2, 2021 12:00am ET



The Brunswick district attorney who served at the time of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery was indicted Thursday on two charges of hindering a police investigation into the shooting and a third charge of the violation of the oath of a public officer.

The indictment states former District Attorney Jackie Johnson hindered the investigation by ordering the officers not to place the key suspect under arrest the day of the shooting.

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