tragedy for the family. i'm sorry about how things happened. i'm sorry that a lie got started and i could not turn it back. >> reporter: voters didn't buy it. after ten years in office, johnson lost the election. now there is one top prosecutor prepares for a prosecution like none she's ever faced before. her own. >> the next legal step for jackie johnson would be an arraignment but no court date is set for that yet. if she were to be found guilty of the most serious charge, violating her oath of office, she could phaseface one to fives in prison. don. >> wow. martin, thank you. we'll be right back.