Governor Brian Kemp wants to tighten up the state s citizen s arrest law
Governor Kemp s proposed bill would clarify when a citizen, business owner, or law enforcement officer may detain individuals and turn them over to authorities. Author: Molly Jett Updated: 7:36 PM EST February 17, 2021
DUBLIN, Ga. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp says he wants to tighten up the state s citizen s arrest law.
That comes almost a year after the Ahmaud Arbery case, when an attempted citizen s arrest turned into the fatal shooting of Arbery as he jogged through a neighborhood.
Some local law enforcement officers say a change is long overdue.
Two men face murder charges in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.
William “Roddie” Bryan
Travis McMichael fired the fatal shots.
Gregory McMichael, the father of Travis, also faces trial for his involvement.
The men allegedly used racial slurs in the incident, which was caught on camera and went viral, leading to protests and demands for justice.
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Wanda Cooper-Jones shared family members plan to gather at New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, GA for a candlelight vigil. The family requested attendees wear a blue ribbon or the color blue as a statement of solidarity. She informed the outlet blue was Arbery’s favorite color.
TMZ reported Jones has shared feelings of grief and being overwhelmed as the one-year date looms. She also updated the outlet that the family will launch a foundation soon, in Arbery’s honor, directly affiliated with his legacy,
Former Georgia Senator David Perdue (R-GA) is mulling another Senate bid in 2022, as Republicans hope to unseat newly-elected Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA). Warnock unseated former Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA)
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Prosecutors in Georgia’s biggest county have opened a criminal investigation into former US president Donald Trump’s attempts to influence the state’s election results in November last year, ordering government officials to preserve documents in the second-known criminal probe facing Trump.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent letters to state officials, including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, notifying them of the investigation and seeking to preserve “all records potentially related to the administration” of the state’s Nov. 3 election.
The investigation includes “potential violations of Georgia law prohibiting the solicitation of election fraud, the making of