Montgomery County Initiates Bias Study Bremante Bryant June 2, 2021 at 8:36 pm in In The News - Afternoon Headlines, NEWS Tweet Montgomery County’s State’s Attorney wants an independent study of how his department handles cases that involve people of color. John McCarthy says he is hoping for a postive change regarding any bias or discrimination that might be happening in the State’s Attorney office. Melba Pearson, an attorney with Florida International University and Brian D. Johnson, a professor of criminology at the University of Maryland, will conduct the two year study. Tags: bias discrimination, independent study, Montgomery County