Local Black community leaders have spoken out in support of Columbus Consolidated Government officials, arguing the Black women faced “character assassination” and “baseless accusations” after a letter from the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney implied they were under possible criminal investigation.
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Don Kelly wrote a letter dated July 18 asking to be recused from an investigation involving “possible criminal acts” because the individuals in question made decisions about employment and budget issues for his office.
While Kelly did not list the names of the CCG employees or describe the crimes, he did identify the employees by job title: the finance director, the human resources director and a deputy city manager…