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NC school board member’s extortion trial is result of making education political | Opinion
Johnston County school board member Ronald Johnson, a Republican, has been a lightning rod for controversy in recent years. First elected in 2016, Johnson was censured by his colleagues twice in ...
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...
Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...
Johnston County school board votes replacement for member charged with extortion: Officials
The previous board member, Ronald Johnson Jr., was found guilty by a Johnston County jury on one count of felony extortion, ...
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Johnston County school board member found guilty of extortion, other charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A jury found a Johnston County school board member guilty ... and it's a crime. Jeff Jackson, NC Attorney General Ronald Johnson Jr. threatened a candidate to gain an ...