U.S. Attorney in KJ case resigns

Published 5:00 am Friday, November 13, 2015

MACON — U.S. Attorney Michael Moore has announced his resignation, leaving his review of the Kendrick Johnson case in the hands of federal attorneys in Ohio.

Moore announced to his staff this week he is leaving Nov. 23. He did not make any announcements concerning what he will be doing next, said Pamela Lightsey, public information officer for Moore’s office.

In October 2013, Moore opened a federal review of the death of Johnson, who was found upside down in a vertically stored gym mat at Lowndes High School in January 2013. A state autopsy ruled the 17-year-old’s death accidental. The Johnson family insists their son died of foul play.    

The federal investigation is in its third year, and will now apparently be continued by the Northern District of Ohio. Moore is forwarding all media requests about the Johnson case to the Ohio office.

Moore was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia in 2010 after his appointment by President Barack Obama.