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Former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson was indicted in September for obstructing justice in the Ahmaud Arbery case, and faces five years in prison
A former Georgia District Attorney is facing five years in prison for allegedly helping to protect Gregory McMichael after his son fatally shot 25-year-old black jogger Ahmaud Arbery.
According to an indictment filed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation back in September, Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson violated her oath of office and obstructed law enforcement following the deadly shooting in February 2020.
It alleges that after his son, Travis, fatally shot Arbery, Greg McMichael called Johnson's cellphone - having worked in her office as an investigator until he retired in 2019 - and said: 'Jackie this is Greg. Could you call me as soon as you possibly can.
'My [inaudible] and I have been involved in a shooting and I need some advice right away.'
Officers with the Glynn County Police Department investigating the killing also reportedly called Johnson for advice on what to doin the aftermath, according to CNN, and Johnson allegedly 'directed that Travis McMichael should not be placed under arrest, contrary to the laws of the State.'
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