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A jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's 3 killers guilty of federal hate crimes

4:43pm February 22, 2022

by Liz Baker

A jury in Brunswick, Ga., found defendants Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan guilty of hate crimes in the 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.

Greg McMichael, center, listens to his attorney during his 2021 state murder trial. McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are now on trial for committing federal hate crimes against Ahmaud Arbery.

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Defense and prosecutors rest their case in hate crimes trial against Arbery's killers

3:39pm February 18, 2022

by Liz Baker

Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.

Federal prosecutors are arguing that, from left, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. are guilty of a hate crime in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, whose murder they were convicted of in state court.

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Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history

10:25pm February 14, 2022

The defense attorneys insisted the three men's pursuit of the 25-year-old was prompted by "honest, though erroneous, suspicion that he committed crimes" and not because of his race.

Glynn County Police Department Investigative Detective Parker Marcy is questioned by prosecutor Linda Dunikoski about his investigation.

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Prosecutors have used the defendants' own words in the Ahmaud Arbery case

12:22pm November 13, 2021

Georgia prosecutors have focused on testimony from law enforcement and neighbors in the trial of Greg and Travis McMichael and Roddie Bryan, accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

Judge Timothy Walmsley presides over the jury selection process in the trial of the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Superior Court, on October 27, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga.

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Potential jurors come with strong opinions in racially-charged Ahmaud Arbery killing

6:37pm November 02, 2021

by Debbie Elliott

Jury selection is in its third week in Georgia as attorneys question jurors in the murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black jogger.

Ahmaud Arbrey's Aunt, Theawanza Brooks in front of her home in Brunswick, Ga. "Nobody has the decision to make as far as being the judge, jury and executioner."

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Georgia murder trial in killing of Ahmaud Arbery seen as test case for racial justice

4:29pm October 17, 2021

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed as he jogged through a neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga. in 2020. Three white men in pick-up trucks pursued him and then confronted him.

Theo Ponchaveli paints a mural of the likeness of Ahmaud Arbery in Dallas earlier this month. Arbery's killing in February in Georgia ignited anger and protests.

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Georgia Authorities Arrest 3rd Man In Ahmaud Arbery Killing

8:27pm May 21, 2020

by Emily Jones

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a third person in connection with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Authorities arrested William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., the man who filmed the altercation.

Kimberly Cummings speaks to demonstrators at the Glynn County Courthouse on May 8 in Brunswick, Ga., during a protest over the fatal shooting of her nephew, Ahmaud Arbery.

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Georgia Attorney General Seeks New Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case

1:40pm May 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Chris Carr has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate two district attorneys who previously oversaw the case. "Unfortunately, many questions and concerns have arisen," Carr said.