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Judge denies ex-prosecutor's motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation

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Jackie Johnson was indicted in September 2021 on a felony charge of violating her oath of office.

Jury selection for Johnson 's trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 21 in Brunswick , about 70 miles ( 112 kilometers ) south of Savannah .

Ahmaud Arbery , who was Black, was fatally shot Feb. 23, 2020 , while he was running in a residential neighborhood.

No one was arrested in Arbery 's death for two months until cellphone video of the killing leaked online.