This story was updated on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at 4:18 p.m.
A judge Wednesday ended the trial of former Georgia prosecutor accused of using her influence to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery by throwing out the felony indictment used to charge her, abruptly halting the weeklong case before it went to the jury.
Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson has long denied influencing police who initially decided against making arrests when Arbery was fatally shot nearly five years ago in coastal Glynn County, where Johnson then served as the top state prosecutor. The judge’s ruling closed the book on criminal charges that hung over Johnson for more than three years.
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