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Former Georgia District Attorney Calls Out Prosecutor Who Botched Ahmaud Arbery Investigation: 'It Stinks to High Heaven'

For more than two months after Travis and Gregory Michael confronted Ahmaud Arbery on a quiet suburban street outside of Brunswick, Ga., law enforcement officials either backed away from the case or found that no crime had been committed. It wasn’t until cell phone footage of Arbery’s killing on Feb. 23 went viral that the…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 18, 2020
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Georgia Attorney General Names a New Prosecutor in the Ahmaud Arbery Case

The investigation into the killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery changed hands for the third time in more than two months, with Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr selecting a new prosecutor to head the case on Monday. As NPR reports, Cobb County Judicial Circuit district attorney Joyette Holmes will now be tasked with leading the investigation…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 12, 2020