Attorneys for a former Georgia prosecutor charged with misconduct in the investigation of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing say she never tried to discourage police from making arrests in the shooting of the 25-year-old Black man.

Defense lawyers for Jackie Johnson, who served as district attorney for coastal Glynn County when Arbery was killed there two years ago, filed a legal motion Wednesday asking a judge to dismiss a misdemeanor charge that she hindered police investigating the death.

Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson arrest mugshot. Credit: Glynn County Sheriff's Office Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson arrest mugshot. Credit: Glynn County Sheriff’s Office

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