Judge rejects hate crime plea deal for man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge rejects hate crime plea deal for man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery

NPR  

Judge rejects hate crime plea deal for man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery A federal judge has rejected the hate crime charge against Travis McMichael, one of the white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. TAMARA KEITH, HOST: A federal judge in Georgia is rejecting a plea agreement on hate crimes charges for the father and son already sentenced to life in prison for murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory and Travis McMichael had agreed to plead guilty to avert a trial on federal hate crimes charges set to start next week, but Arbery's family objected to the terms of the deal at a hearing in Brunswick, Ga., today. ELLIOTT: Judge Wood said she's giving the McMichaels until Friday to decide whether to proceed to trial, which is beginning Monday, or stick with their guilty pleas subject to her sentencing judgment.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without proving they targeted Arbery because he was Black. In their oral arguments and legal briefs, lawyers for Greg McMichael …

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions

LA Times  

Travis McMichael, from left, William “Roddie” Bryan and Greg McMichael during their trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without …

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals
1 year, 9 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three white men serving prison sentences in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions, with two of them arguing their histories of making racist comments don’t prove they targeted Arbery because he was Black. Greg McMichael initiated the chase when Arbery ran past his home …

Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence
2 years, 4 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is asking a federal judge to show leniency when he’s sentenced next week for a federal hate crime conviction. “It showcased repugnant text messages and postings that displayed a racist bent that, even after decades of societal progress, still clings …

Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing
2 years, 8 months ago

Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white men convicted of hate crimes for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery as he ran in their Georgia neighborhood have been scheduled for sentencing this summer in federal court. The trio stood trial a second time in federal court, where they were found guilty in February of committing hate crimes after a jury concluded Arbery’s killing …

Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death
2 years, 10 months ago

Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The three white men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday in a verdict that affirmed what family members and civil rights activists said all along: that he was chased down and killed because he was Black. “What we got today, we wouldn’t have gotten if it wasn’t for …

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty in federal hate crimes trial
2 years, 10 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty in federal hate crimes trial

LA Times  

The three white men convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday, validating the declarations of family members and civil rights activists who said they had no doubt the unarmed man was chased and killed because he was Black. “What we got today, we wouldn’t have gotten if it wasn’t …

Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case
2 years, 10 months ago

Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street acted out of “pent-up racial anger” and should be convicted of hate crimes, a federal prosecutor told a jury Monday. In Georgia, prosecutor Christopher Perras argued that Travis McMichael “was just looking for a reason” to hurt a Black person when the 25-year-old Arbery …

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history
2 years, 10 months ago

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history

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Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center/via AP Glynn County Detention Center/via AP The three white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger whose shooting death in 2020 sparked protests and calls for racial justice, had histories of making racist comments and slurs in text …

Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said she will seat a jury Monday after a week spent asking potential jurors what they already know about the Black man’s death as well as their views on racism in America. U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey …

Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
2 years, 10 months ago

Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge Friday, electing to stand trial for a second time in the 2020 killing of a Black man that became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice. Travis McMichael reversed his plan to plead guilty in the …

Greg McMichael won’t plead to hate crime in Arbery death
2 years, 10 months ago

Greg McMichael won’t plead to hate crime in Arbery death

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The man who initiated the deadly chase that ended in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has reversed course and decided to plead not guilty to a federal hate crime in the 2020 killing of the unarmed Black man, according to a legal filing late Thursday. Greg McMichael’s decision came days after a U.S. District Court judge rejected …

Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the white man convicted of murder for fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, whose parents angrily objected to the deal as unfair and unjust. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood came just hours after prosecutors gave notice that …

Federal Judge Rejects Plea Deal For Man Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery After Family Outrage
2 years, 10 months ago

Federal Judge Rejects Plea Deal For Man Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery After Family Outrage

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge rejected a plea deal Monday afternoon that would have allowed one of the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery to avoid a federal hate crime trial and said she would deny a deal with another of the men. U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood heard arguments Monday from Arbery’s family and prosecutors after the Department …

Plea deal in Ahmaud Arbery case is rejected after his parents spoke out against it
2 years, 10 months ago

Plea deal in Ahmaud Arbery case is rejected after his parents spoke out against it

NPR  

Plea deal in Ahmaud Arbery case is rejected after his parents spoke out against it Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen B. Morton/AP file photo Stephen B. Morton/AP file photo A U.S. federal judge rejected a plea deal on Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for one of the two men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery. Enlarge …

EXPLAINER: Trio guilty of killing Ahmaud Arbery. What now?
3 years ago

EXPLAINER: Trio guilty of killing Ahmaud Arbery. What now?

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The killing was captured on video and shared around the world: Ahmaud Arbery running toward and then around an idling pickup truck before its driver blasted him at close range with a shotgun. Soon after Travis McMichael fatally shot Arbery on Feb. 23, 2020, his father, Greg McMichael, told police how the pair had armed themselves, chased the …

For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court
3 years, 1 month ago

For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court

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For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Civil rights activists, lawyers and politicians joined Ahmaud Arbery's family in welcoming the guilty verdict in Georgia against three men charged in his murder. "It just was a great day for my family," Marcus Arbery, …

The trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery is seen as a test case for racial justice
3 years, 2 months ago

The trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery is seen as a test case for racial justice

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The trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery is seen as a test case for racial justice Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicole Buchanan for NPR Nicole Buchanan for NPR One of the killings that sparked racial justice protests last year is back in the national spotlight with a trial set to begin Monday in Brunswick, Ga. Three white men …

Arbery killing: Three plead not guilty to US hate crime charges
3 years, 7 months ago

Arbery killing: Three plead not guilty to US hate crime charges

Al Jazeera  

Three white men in the US state of Georgia have pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was gunned down last year while jogging. But authorities in the United States have alleged Travis McMichael had previously sent racist messages, drawing further scrutiny to racism’s role in the …

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