This story was updated at 10:47 a.m.
The first person to be tried in a sweeping racketeering case related to protests over Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center was due in Fulton County Superior Court on Wednesday. But a judge dismissed the jury, delaying the trial indefinitely to allow the defense to appeal a motion to dismiss the case that was denied earlier this week.
Ayla King, who uses they/them pronouns, is among 61 defendants accused of being a part of a well-organized conspiracy to halt the construction of the 85-acre, multimillion-dollar police and fire training facility, called “Cop City” by protesters.
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