An Atlanta-area grand jury indicted 61 people on racketeering and domestic terrorism charges for their alleged roles in the movement to block Atlanta’s planned Public Safety Training Center.
Why it matters: The charges in Fulton County Superior Court are the most serious and wide-ranging legal challenges against the Defend the Atlanta Forest movement.
Driving the news: The 109-page indictment follows charges filed in May against three Atlanta residents who operate the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a charity fund that pays bail and provides legal defense to protesters.
- The defendants include “more than three dozen people already charged with domestic terrorism in connection with violent protests,” the Associated Press reported.
Of note: The case has two ties to the Trump case.
- The grand jury involved in the indictment is the same one that recommended charges against Trump and associates, the AJC reports.
- The judge originally assigned to the case is also overseeing Trump’s case. However, he’s since recused himself because of ties to the AG’s office.