Jake Shore covers public safety and the courts system in Savannah and Coastal Georgia. He is also a Report for America corps member. Prior to joining The Current, Jake worked as a senior writer for the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette newspapers based near Hilton Head Island, S.C. He covered breaking news, police, crime and the courts.
At the core of the case against ex-DA Jackie Johnson is allegations of special treatment for her former employee, one of the men convicted in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.