Latest Ahmaud Arbery News

Judge denies ex-prosecutor's motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation

Dec. 16, 2024 14:48 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday denied a former prosecutor's legal motion to halt her upcoming trial on charges that she illegally interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Senior Judge John R. Turner rejected former Brunswick Judicial...

Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial

Dec. 11, 2024 13:28 PM EST

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia district attorney charged with illegally interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery made her first court appearance Wednesday, more than three years after being indicted by a grand jury. Jackie Johnson spent a...

Today in History: November 24, Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald

Nov. 24, 2024 00:01 AM EST

Today is Sunday, Nov. 24, the 329th day of 2024. There are 37 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television. ...

Judge sets early 2025 trial for ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery investigation

Nov. 05, 2024 19:24 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge Tuesday set an early 2025 trial date for a former Georgia district attorney charged with interfering with the police investigation into the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Jury selection in the criminal misconduct trial of Jackie Johnson is scheduled to begin...

Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arbery want a new trial

Oct. 24, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The only Black person who served on the jury that convicted three white men of murdering Ahmaud Arbery was called to the witness stand Thursday as defense attorneys sought to make a case that their clients deserve a new trial. The juror, identified in court...