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Georgia Voters Boot Fulton County DA Who Charged Officer With Murder In Rayshard Brooks Case

Emily Zanotti
Georgia Voters Boot Fulton County DA Who Charged Officer With Murder In Rayshard Brooks Case
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Georgia voters have booted Paul Howard, the embattled Fulton County district attorney who charged the police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks with murder, from office by a shocking margin.

Howard is the subject of two Georgia Bureau of Investigation probes – one into his handling of the Rayshard Brooks incident, and one into whether he redirected grant money from the city of Atlanta, meant to be used by community non-profits, into his own pocket. The GBI is reportedly also considering several other investigations.

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