BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Voters can't try to abolish an embattled Georgia police department that was wrapped in controversy even before the department oversaw the initial investigation into the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a judge ruled Friday.Superior Court Judge Charles Paul Rose ruled that the referendum on abolishing the Glynn County Police Department is unconstitutional.
He also issued an injunction keeping the measure off the Nov. 3 ballot. County election supervisor Chris Channell told The Brunswick News the elections board would not appeal the decision.State lawmakers passed the referendum and Gov.
Brian Kemp signed the measure amid troubled times for Glynn County police. The department's chief and three former high-ranking officers.