Part 1: Having vs. Seeking Conviction | Todd Williams, Buncombe County District Attorney

It's rare when an elected official, let alone someone in the position of district attorney, initiates an interview with a journalist. But Todd Williams isn't the stereotypical prosecutor. In the first of a two-part conversation with Matt Peiken, Williams talks about his path from social justice attorney to prosecutor and discusses perhaps his most controversial case since winning office in 2015—the assault of Johnny Rush at the hands of Asheville Police officer Christopher Hickman and the eventual dismissal of charges against Hickman.

Todd Williams provided this public link to the Christopher Hickman / Johnny Rush case files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1766BecUuhJp5NkAl9a3Dqj3AiKsZykHO