Prosecutor: Rep. Park Cannon won't be charged for election protest

By Alyssa Wilson Published: April 7, 2021

Prosecutor: Rep. Park Cannon won’t be charged for election protest

Representative Park Cannon will not be prosecuted for protesting Georgia's new election law. (Photo Credit: Park Cannon/Twitter)

By: Alyssa Wilson

Representative Park Cannon will not face criminal charges related to her arrest during a protest of Georgia’s new election law.

Developing from Rep Park Cannon’s attorney @AttorneyGriggs on Fulton DA dropping criminal charges against her: “Facts and evidence show that Park Cannon committed no crime and should never have been arrested. We are weighing our next legal options.” pic.twitter.com/OB31Y7hCxy

— Justin Gray (@JustinGrayWSB) April 7, 2021

According to WSB-TV, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said the case is closed.

“After reviewing all of the evidence, I have decided to close this matter. It will not be presented to a grand jury for consideration of indictment and it is now closed,” Willis said.

from DA Fani Willis: “While some of Representative Cannon’s colleagues and the police officers involved may have found her behavior annoying, such sentiment does not justify a presentment to a grand jury of the allegations in the arrest warrants or any other felony charges. pic.twitter.com/J5uCXmcUj7

— Justin Gray (@JustinGrayWSB) April 7, 2021

Cannon was arrested in March after knocking on the door of Governor Brian Kemp’s office during a televised speaking engagement about SB 202.

According to CNN, the passage of SB 202:

Limits access to voting drop boxes
Makes giving food or drinks to voters a misdemeanor crime
Allows for unlimited challenges to voter registrations and eligibility
Sets up a fraud hotline
Requires counties to keep counting ballots without a break

Critics of the bill have referred to it as “Jim Crow 2.0” and as a result, the state of Georgia has lost business, including the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, which will now be held in Colorado.

Cannon was charged with obstruction of law enforcement and disruption of the General Assembly. Her attorney said she should have never been arrested.

“Facts and evidence show that Park Cannon committed no crime and should never have been arrested. We are weighing our next legal options.”