Kevin Kenerly Indictment Overturned

The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned indictment charges against former Gwinnett County Commissioner Kevin Kenerly Thursday. 

The court ruled that the special purpose grand jury that indicted Kenerly last October was not legally authorized to do so. Those charges included one count of bribery and two counts of failing to disclose a financial interest.

The indictments claimed Kenerly failed to disclose a partnership with a developer who was seeking county rezoning of two properties at the time and was ultimately approved. Kenerly was also accused of accepting or agreeing to accept a total of $1 million in bribes for setting up agreements for the county commission to buy real estate.

Kenerly's attorney Pat McDonough issued the following statement:

"While we are certainly pleased with today's victory on a point of law, make no mistake that we are also ready to win this case on the facts. I have reviewed the evidence in this case, and it is clear that Kevin Kenerly is innocent of these charges. We hope that today's decision by the Court of Appeals will end this matter, but if it does not, we stand ready to defend Kevin Kenerly's innocence in whatever forum is necessary, and we remain confident that he will ultimately be vindicated."