The trial involving Jackie Johnson concluded unexpectedly, with the judge dropping the final charge before the jury could reach a verdict. Johnson had been accused of hindering the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s murder and violating her oath of office.

The indictment charging former coastal Georgia District Attorney Jackie Johnson with violating her oath of office in the wake of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder was invalid, the presiding judge ruled Wednesday before dismissing her one remaining charge.

A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

Almost five years since the killing of jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, legal cases for those involved in the death investigation remain.