A judge has barred the press and public from attending jury selection in the case of a former Atlanta police officer accused of complicity in the Nov. 21, 2006, shooting death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a drug raid.
Deputies told reporters and spectators arriving at the courtroom of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Michael D. Johnson that the hearing was closed, offering no reason for the denial of public access. Later, another deputy posted at the entranceway to the judges’ chambers said Johnson had closed juror interviews to the public and that they would remain private for the duration.
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