Lead defense lawyer Brian Steel makes his opening statement to the jury Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga., in the trial of former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson who is accused of obstruction of justice and violating her oath of office. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys clashed before a trial jury Tuesday over whether a former prosecutor abused her power to try to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in the streets of a quiet Georgia neighborhood nearly five years ago.