Rep. Mesha Mainor, R-Atlanta, is suing top Fulton County officials, including the district attorney prosecuting former President Donald Trump, saying they conspired to help a former campaign worker who stalked the state lawmaker.
Mainor filed her lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court, naming the county, the county's ethics board, County Commissioner Marvin Arrington and District Attorney Fani Willis.
A Fulton County grand jury indicted the campaign worker on charges of aggravated stalking and violating a temporary protective order Mainor secured in August 2019, and a second aggravated assault charge was later added.
In the lawsuit, Mainor said the commissioner "Used his influence to circumvent the office policies of the District Attorney's office." "Fulton County residents hire Commissioner Arrington as a defense attorney because of the power he is able to yield in the District Attorney's Office," the lawsuit alleges.
"As a Fulton County Commissioner, Defendant Commissioner Arrington is responsible for managing, setting, and releasing the budget for the Fulton County District Attorney's Office." Additionally, Mainor said Willis repeatedly allowed her stalker to be released on bond for non-bondable crimes and failed to notify her of court proceedings.
In the lawsuit, Mainor contends the board "Failed to follow proper procedure while adjudicating the ethics complaint." Arrington did not immediately have a response, and a spokesman for the Fulton County District Attorney's office did not respond to requests for comment.
"The passage of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualification Commission is a vital step towards accountability providing recourse for citizens failed by the system," Mainor said.
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