Was media booted from trial of Kendrick Johnson’s parents?

However, the Johnsons’ attorney, Chevene King, said that only CNN affiliate WCTV-TV had its reporter booted from the courtroom. WCTV had no reporting to that effect on its website, nor did CNN affiliate WTXL-TV.

A clerk in Mitchell’s office referred questions to Lowndes County clerk Beth Copeland Green, whose office told CNN she was in court and not immediately available Tuesday morning.

Mitchell, a judge from Thomas County, is presiding over the case after Lowndes County Superior Court judges recused themselves from all proceedings involving the Johnsons in order to maintain fairness.

Johnson’s parents, who have been steadfast in their claim that their son’s death was no accident, filed a wide-ranging $100 million lawsuit this month, alleging former classmates beat their son to death inside the high school gym. The suit names 37 people, mostly members of local law enforcement, plus the city of Valdosta as defendants.

“We know who killed him. We just have to prove it,” Jacquelyn Johnson told CNN.

CNN’s Devon M. Sayers contributed to this report.

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