Georgia AG assigns new prosecutor in case against 6 APD officers for college students arrest
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published
(Bartow County government)
ATLANTA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has appointed a special prosecutor in the case against six Atlanta police officers arrested for pulling two college students from a car after curfew during protests last summer.
Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Samir Patel will handle the prosecution of Roland Claud, Mark Gardner, Lonnie Hood, Armon Jones, Willie Sauls and Ivory Streeter. Five of the officers are charged with aggravated assault, in addition to other charges.
Roland Claud, Marck Gardner, Lonnie Hood Jr., Armon Jones, Willie Sauls, and Ivory Streeter were charged by the Fulton County District attorney on June 2, 2020.
Georgia attorney general denies request for special prosecutor in high-profile police cases
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published
ATLANTA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has denied a request by Fulton County District Attorney Fanni Willis to appoint special prosecutors in two high-profile cases against Atlanta police officers for excessive force.
Those cases involve two Atlanta police officers charged in connection to the death of Rayshard Brooks and six Atlanta police officers arrested for pulling two college students from a car after curfew during this past summer’s protests.
Last month, the newly sworn-in district attorney sent a letter Carr asking for a special prosecutor to allow for a much cleaner prosecution and because the actions of her predecessor, Paul Howard, raise significant doubt that it is ethically appropriate for the Fulton County District Attorney’s office to handle these cases.