On Wednesday, the judge in Jackie Johnson’s trial threw out the last remaining charge against her. The charge accused Johnson of violating her oath of office. On Monday, a judge granted the Defense’s motion for directed verdict of acquittal on the other charge against Johnson.

Senior Judge John R. Turner on Monday ordered Johnson acquitted of a misdemeanor count of obstructing police. Turner ruled after prosecutors rested their case, declaring they failed to show “one scintilla of evidence” that Johnson had directed police investigators not to arrest the man who shot Arbery.

A former Georgia prosecutor has denied using her power to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

A judge on Monday ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of the two misconduct charges against her, ruling that prosecutors at her trial failed to present any evidence the she obstructed a police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud .

A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power.

A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.