Judge to Arraign Ex-DA Charged in Arbery Killing’s Aftermath

Judge to Arraign Ex-DA Charged in Arbery Killing’s Aftermath
Jackie Johnson, the former district attorney for Georgia's Brunswick Judicial Circuit, after she turned herself in to the Glynn County jail in Brunswick, Ga., on Sept. 8, 2021. Glynn County Sheriff's Office via AP
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—A former Georgia prosecutor charged more than a year ago with hindering the police investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has been ordered to appear before a judge in December for her first court appearance.

Superior Court Judge John R. Turner on Tuesday scheduled a Dec. 29 arraignment for former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who will have a chance to enter a plea after the charges are formally presented in court.