It’s been nearly two and a half years since the start of the legal battle for $39,500 seized from small business owner Jerry Johnson at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
This week, a Maricopa County judges has ordered the return of cash confiscated from Johnson.
He was never charged with a crime, but the state attempted to take his savings through civil forfeiture. After a trial court judge ruled Johnson did not have standing to contest the forfeiture of his money in a decision that was appealed.
