Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case
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Jackie Johnson testifies in her own behalf in her trial on the single remaining charge of violating her oath of office, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson finally manages a smile after waiting somberly to leave the courtroom after trial Judge John R. Turner granted a defense motion dismissing the only remaining charge against her, one of violating her oath of office, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson finally manages a smile after waiting somberly to leave the courtroom after trial Judge John R. Turner granted a defense motion dismissing the only remaining charge against her, one of violating her oath of office, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson stands in the courtroom after a judge dismissed a charge that she had violated her oath of office, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Senior Judge John R. Tuner addresses the jury Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga., moments before lawyers delivered their opening statements in the trial of former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson who is accused of obstruction of justice and violating her oath of office. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnsons defense lawyer Brian Steel talks with Ahmaud Arberys father Marcus Arbery after a judge granted his motion to throw out the remaining charge against Johnson, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of slain jogger Ahmaud Arbery, talks with some of the news media who covered the trial of former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Ahmaud Arberys father Marcus Arbery sits in the courtroom after a judge announced his dismissal of the remaining charge against former Brunswick Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson wipes tears after she testified about a chance meeting with Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of slain jogger Ahmaud Arbery, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of slain jogger Ahmaud Arbery, talks with some of the news media who covered the trial of former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)Former Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson stands somberly among her legal team waiting to leave the courtroom after trial Judge John R. Turner granted a defense motion dismissing the only remaining charge against her, one of violating her oath of office, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)
Jackie Johnson testifies in her own behalf in her trial on the single remaining charge of violating her oath of office, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)