One year after the Cobb County district attorney dismissed a felony racketeering indictment against a former federal prosecutor, an Atlanta lawyer and a metro businessman, the former defendants have notified the DA and the county that they intend to sue over what they contend was a malicious and unwarranted prosecution done at the behest of international gun manufacturer Glock Inc.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney James Harper III said he is seeking more than $4 million in damages because the district attorney’s office—then led by Marietta lawyer Patrick Head—indicted him, Atlanta attorney Jeffrey Pombert and Loganville businessman Jerry Chapman on charges that “they were unable to produce evidence had even occurred, forcing us to expend over three years of our lives trying to unravel their lies and other wrongdoings.”
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