Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said that the state has taken action to hold Antifa and other anarchist groups accountable for domestic terrorism, emphasizing that individuals who attack law enforcement or damage property will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
“We took action to ensure that groups like Antifa and other anarchists who engaged in Domestic Terrorism were held accountable,” said General Chris Carr. “Let me be clear – if you come to our state and shoot a trooper, attack law enforcement, damage construction equipment, and target private homes and businesses, you can and will be held accountable. We promised to use all available resources to ensure agents of violence and chaos were fully punished, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
According to Carr, he is appealing a December 2025 court decision that dismissed parts of a state case against 61 individuals. These defendants were originally indicted in August 2023 on charges including Violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and domestic terrorism. The charges are related to alleged activities aimed at halting the development of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
The accused are members of an organization called “Defend the Atlanta Forest.” The state alleges that this group engaged in a conspiracy involving violence and property destruction across Georgia and other states. Notably, only 13 of the 61 individuals charged are Georgia residents, while the rest reside elsewhere.
Carr said in his appeal, “Since then, members of the group shot and injured a State Trooper. They have vandalized University System of Georgia property on numerous occasions. They assaulted Department of Juvenile Justice employees on their lunch break and destroyed the agency’s property. So too for Department of Transportation contractors and property. These targets were selected solely because of their connection to state government agencies.”
Carr was appointed as Georgia’s attorney general by then-Governor Nathan Deal in 2016 and was re-elected in November 2022. Since taking office, he has focused on addressing issues such as human trafficking, gang activity, and opioid misuse. This includes establishing the state’s first Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and Gang Prosecution Unit. Carr previously served as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development under Governor Deal from November 2013 to November 2016.
