Joyette Holmes is the first black woman to serve as Cobb County, Ga., District Attorney — and the fourth prosecutor to lead the Ahmaud Arbery case since he was killed in February while jogging.
"We appreciate the confidence that Attorney General Carr has in our office's ability to bring to light the justice that this case deserves," she added.Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tom Durden, who had led the case since mid-April, but added the"case has grown in size and magnitude since he accepted." Carr said that"another office is better suited from a resource perspective to now handle the case.
People gathered this weekend to honor the life of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia. Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in the nearby Satilla Shores neighborhood in February.People gathered this weekend to honor the life of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia. Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in the nearby Satilla Shores neighborhood in February.Holmes has led the Cobb County District Attorney's office since July 2019.
"In addition, we are considering the request of the Attorney General of Georgia and have asked that he forward to federal authorities any information that he has about the handling of the investigation. We will continue to assess all information, and we will take any appropriate action that is warranted by the facts and the law," she said.
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