Incoming Cobb DA Removing Top Prosecutors

Veteran prosecutor from Ahmaud Arbery case gets the boot from new Cobb County DA

ATLANTA — Veteran prosecutor Linda Dunikoski was shocked to learn that she’ll be out of a job next year when the newly elected district attorney takes charge in Cobb County. Dunikoski made a name for herself trying two of Georgia’s most ...

Sonya Allen Sworn in as Cobb DA

Sonya Allen was sworn in this week as Cobb County’s new district attorney.

Newly elected Cobb District Attorney sworn into office

Sonya Allen was sworn into office Wednesday as the new District Attorney in Cobb County, a little more than a month after her election. The Democrat and former assistant district attorney in Fulton County was accompanied by her parents and daughter as she took the oath of office from Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin. Allen, who rose to the ranks of chief deputy of the Cobb Sheriff’s Office during a 30-year career, unseated former Co…

Sonya Allen sworn in as Cobb DA

Sonya Allen was sworn in as Cobb County District Attorney. Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin administered the oath of office. Allen is the first elected Black woman to serve as Cobb County’s DA. Joyette Holmes was the first Black woman to serve as DA, but she was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp and lost her re-election bid to Flynn Broady Jr. Allen defeated Broady in the May Democratic Primary, gaining just under 55 percent of the vot…