Former Georgia prosecutor faces trial for allegedly obstructing Ahmaud Arbery killing investigation. Here’s what we know

The one-time Georgia prosecutor accused of using her office to impede the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s killers is set to stand trial more than four years after the Black 26-year-old’s death fueled nationwide protests over racial injustice.

The one-time Georgia prosecutor accused of impeding the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s killers is set to stand trial more than four years after the Black 25-year-old’s death, which fueled nationwide protests over racial injustice. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who faces charges of violating her oath of office and obstruction stemming from her alleged actions in the weeks after Arbery’s death in February 2020. Three White men were ultimately found guilty on state murder and federal hate crime charges. One of those men, Gregory McMichael, had previously worked as an investigator in Johnson’s office, and prosecutors have said he asked for her help when his son shot Arbery after they chased him through their neighborhood. While Johnson recused herself from the case, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office has alleged she failed to handle the case fairly and interfered with investigators, preventing the arrest of McMichael’s son, Travis. Attorneys for Johnson declined to comment, citing “the demands of the trial.” Johnson has in the past denied wrongdoing. At a pre-trial hearing in December, her attorney said Johnson was focused on securing an unrelated indictment and “didn’t know what was going on with Ahmaud Arbery’s case,” the Associated Press reported. No one was arrested until two months after Arbery was killed, when a video of the shooting emerged.