RICO case against ‘Stop Cop City’ activists chugs along

Attorney Xavier de Janon, who represents one of the defendants charged with racketeering for protesting the construction of Atlanta's public safety training center, holds up a thumb drive with additional evidence that prosecutors say they collected ahead of the status hearing in Fulton County on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Chamian Cruz/WABE)

This story was updated on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 8:12 p.m.

Georgia prosecutors in the sweeping racketeering case against activists opposed to Atlanta’s public safety training center say they have collected an additional 57 gigabytes worth of evidence, nearly two years after the indictment was handed down.

Nearly all 61 defendants facing various charges traveled from out of state to the Fulton County courtroom for Wednesday’s status hearing, but a handful currently outside the country did not make it.