Overview
- Attorney General Chris Carr asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to reinstate most racketeering counts and requested immediate review before further trials proceed.
- Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer dismissed much of the RICO indictment in December, finding Carr lacked permission from the governor to bring those charges.
- Domestic terrorism counts against a subset of defendants remain largely intact, while the court said an arson charge was brought without proper authority.
- The 2023 indictment charged 61 people tied to protests of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, with prosecutors alleging organized violence including a Molotov attack and the shooting of a state trooper.
- Carr’s office says only 13 of the 61 defendants are Georgia residents, and the state characterizes the network as aiming to halt the training center’s construction through intimidation and property destruction.