Arbery Shooting Sparks Racism, Corruption Questions About Georgia County
4 years, 7 months ago

Arbery Shooting Sparks Racism, Corruption Questions About Georgia County

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Arbery Shooting Sparks Racism, Corruption Questions About Georgia County Enlarge this image toggle caption Emma Hurt/WABE Emma Hurt/WABE The normally quiet community of Brunswick, Ga., has been rocked by the fallout of the shooting death of a 25-year-old black man, Ahmaud Arbery, who was chased and shot by two white men while jogging in February, according to a viral video of the incident. Enlarge this image toggle caption Emma Hurt/WABE Emma Hurt/WABE Daily Indignities "I think some folks feel that this could be the cathartic moment," said Dante Hudson, who worked as a public defender in Glynn for six years until 2012. Enlarge this image toggle caption Emma Hurt/WABE Emma Hurt/WABE Today, there is just one practicing black lawyer based in Glynn County, according to James Yancey. Enlarge this image toggle caption Emma Hurt/WABE Emma Hurt/WABE John Richards, one of the organizers of the #IRunWithMaud movement started by Arbery's closest friends said "raising up viable candidates for local offices" is one of their long-term goals.

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Judge denies ex-prosecutor’s motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Judge denies ex-prosecutor’s motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia judge on Monday denied a former prosecutor’s legal motion to halt her upcoming trial on charges that she illegally interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Senior Judge John R. Turner rejected former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson’s request to disqualify Georgia’s attorney general’s office from prosecuting her. Johnson’s defense …

Georgia Men Seek New Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia Men Seek New Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Killing

Associated Press  

Three white men serving life in prison for murder after chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 are returning to court Thursday to ask a judge for a new trial. The McMichaels armed themselves with guns and jumped in a pickup truck to chase Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, after they saw him run past their house on Feb. 23, …

Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
9 months, 1 week ago

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

New Indian Express  

ATLANTA: Attorneys are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out the hate crime convictions of three white men who used pickup trucks to chase Ahmaud Arbery through the streets of a Georgia subdivision before one of them killed the running Black man with a shotgun. In legal briefs filed ahead of their appeals court arguments, lawyers for Greg McMichael …

Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence
2 years, 5 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 …

Attorneys: Ex-prosecutor never hindered Arbery investigators
2 years, 9 months ago

Attorneys: Ex-prosecutor never hindered Arbery investigators

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Attorneys for a former Georgia prosecutor charged with misconduct in the investigation of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing say she never tried to discourage police from making arrests in the shooting of the 25-year-old Black man. “There is not a scintilla of evidence that the Honorable former District Attorney Johnson ever knowingly and/ or willfully hindered any Law Enforcement …

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 …

Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
2 years, 11 months ago

Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery already faced steep obstacles to finding unbiased jurors for their upcoming trial on federal hate crime charges. All three also were indicted in a separate federal hate crimes case, which alleges that the deadly chase violated Arbery’s civil rights and …

Judge in Arbery death hate crimes case hears racial evidence
2 years, 11 months ago

Judge in Arbery death hate crimes case hears racial evidence

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge closed his courtroom to the public Friday to hear attorneys debate whether “racially insensitive” text messages should be allowed as evidence in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery. The judge Friday cleared the courtroom of reporters and other spectators before hearing a legal motion by Bryan’s …

Prosecutors have used the defendants' own words in the Ahmaud Arbery case
3 years, 1 month ago

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

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Prosecutors have used the defendants' own words in the Ahmaud Arbery case Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/AP Sean Rayford/AP The state of Georgia has been building its murder case against three white men: Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan, for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, on Feb. 23, 2020. Sponsor Message According to …

Attorney: No more `Black pastors’ in court for Arbery case
3 years, 1 month ago

Attorney: No more `Black pastors’ in court for Arbery case

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn’t want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Gough told Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley that he was concerned Sharpton’s presence in court Wednesday was an attempt to intimidate the disproportionately white …

Ahmaud Arbery was killed based on assumptions, US prosecutor says
3 years, 2 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery was killed based on assumptions, US prosecutor says

Al Jazeera  

Defence says suspects acted in self-defence and had reason to believe Arbery committed crime in Georgia neighbourhood. Prosecuting and defence attorneys have presented conflicting versions of the events that led to the death of Ahmaud Arbery in the US state of Georgia last year, as the long-awaited trial of the three men charged with killing the 25 year old opened …

One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slaying
3 years, 2 months ago

One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slaying

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A judge ruled Wednesday that he’ll seat one Black juror and 11 whites to decide the trial of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, despite prosecutors’ objections that several Black potential jurors were cut because of their race. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley acknowledged that “intentional discrimination” by attorneys for the three white defendants charged …

What you need to know about the start of the trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 2 months ago

What you need to know about the start of the trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

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What you need to know about the start of the trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Jury selection is underway Monday in the trial of the three men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery in southeastern Georgia last year. Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty …

Jury selection to begin in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 2 months ago

Jury selection to begin in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Al Jazeera  

Three white men face trial for chasing and fatally shooting Arbery, an unarmed Black man, in the US state of Georgia. Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of three white men who are accused of chasing and fatally shooting 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, in the US state of Georgia in February 2020. Ahmaud Arbery …

Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail
3 years, 4 months ago

Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday and released. Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson turned herself in Wednesday morning at the Glynn County jail, county Undersheriff Ron Corbett said. Carr sought the misconduct investigation last year, saying the first …

Georgia County Where Ahmaud Arbery Slain Hires Black Police Chief
3 years, 6 months ago

Georgia County Where Ahmaud Arbery Slain Hires Black Police Chief

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Georgia County Where Ahmaud Arbery Slain Hires Black Police Chief BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The coastal Georgia county where Ahmaud Arbery's slaying raised an outcry over racial injustice has hired its first full-time Black police chief. Days after Arbery's killing, Glynn County Police Chief John Powell was indicted on unrelated malfeasance charges in what prosecutors called an illegal effort to cover …

Ahmaud Arbery killing: Defendants to appear in US federal court
3 years, 7 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery killing: Defendants to appear in US federal court

Al Jazeera  

The three white men have been charged with federal hate crimes after the chasing and fatally shooting of the unarmed Black man. Three white men from the US state of Georgia are set to appear before a federal judge on federal hate-crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot after being …

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 …

Georgia judge sets October trial in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 8 months ago

Georgia judge sets October trial in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia judge Friday scheduled an October trial for three white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot while running in the defendants’ neighborhood last year. “We are eager to finally have an opportunity to fairly disclose the full truth about the circumstances and the …

Georgia voters oust prosecutor criticized in Arbery slaying
4 years, 2 months ago

Georgia voters oust prosecutor criticized in Arbery slaying

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia prosecutor who was criticized for her office’s response to the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has been ousted by voters, who elected an independent candidate who had to collect thousands of signatures to get on the ballot. District Attorney Jackie Johnson, a Republican, lost her reelection bid Tuesday after serving a decade as the top …

Georgia governor signs long-stalled hate crimes legislation
4 years, 6 months ago

Georgia governor signs long-stalled hate crimes legislation

Al Jazeera  

Legislators in the southern US state pointed to the death of Ahmaud Arbery as among the reasons for new legislation. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Friday signed a hate crimes bill that provides for extra penalties for crimes motivated by race, colour, gender or sexual orientation, a move in part motivated by the high-profile killing of a Black jogger this …

Arbery family lawyer: Feds looking into how case handled
4 years, 7 months ago

Arbery family lawyer: Feds looking into how case handled

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery said Monday that a federal prosecutor told the slain man’s mother federal officials are investigating potential misconduct by local officials who handled the case. Lawyer Lee Merritt said U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine, whose jurisdiction includes southern Georgia, met with him and Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, on Thursday. Arbery was fatally …

Ahmaud Arbery killing being investigated as federal hate crime, family attorney says
4 years, 7 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery killing being investigated as federal hate crime, family attorney says

CNN  

CNN — S. Lee Merritt, an attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, told CNN on Monday that the US Department of Justice is investigating the shooting death as a hate crime. According to a Glynn County Police report, Gregory McMichael later told officers that he thought Arbery looked like a person whom they suspected in a series of recent …

US DOJ probing Arbery slaying as possible hate crime, lawyers say
4 years, 7 months ago

US DOJ probing Arbery slaying as possible hate crime, lawyers say

Al Jazeera  

Family lawyers say the US Department of Justice will look into the handling of the case by police and prosecutors. The United States Department of Justice is investigating the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man who was killed while jogging in a predominately White neighbourhood in the US state of Georgia, as a possible hate crime, US media …

Georgia Investigators 'Confident' In Arrests Made In Ahmaud Arbery Case
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia Investigators 'Confident' In Arrests Made In Ahmaud Arbery Case

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Georgia Investigators 'Confident' In Arrests Made In Ahmaud Arbery Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Sheriff's Office/AP Glynn County Sheriff's Office/AP Updated at 2:35 p.m. The comments come a day after GBI brought felony charges against William "Roddie" Bryan, the man who recorded a video of the Feb. 23 shooting and killing of 25-year-old Arbery, a black man …

2017 video shows Georgia officer tried to stun Ahmaud Arbery
4 years, 7 months ago

2017 video shows Georgia officer tried to stun Ahmaud Arbery

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — More than two years before he was fatally shot in a Georgia subdivision, Ahmaud Arbery had a tense confrontation in a public park with police officers who attempted to use a stun gun on him after Arbery angrily protested being bothered and refused to let them search his parked car. In the incident report for the 2017 …

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally
4 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn’t just prison time for his killers — it’s changes in a local justice system that never charged them with a crime, rallygoers said Saturday. “Justice is saying that we’ve got to clean up the house of …

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally
4 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn’t just prison time for his killers — it’s changes in a local justice system that never charged them with a crime, rallygoers said Saturday. “Justice is saying that we’ve got to clean up the house of …

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally
4 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn’t just prison time for his killers — it’s changes in a local justice system that never charged them with a crime, rallygoers said Saturday. “Justice is saying that we’ve got to clean up the house of …

Law enforcement ties and long delay complicate Arbery case
4 years, 7 months ago

Law enforcement ties and long delay complicate Arbery case

LA Times  

Protesters march after a rally Saturday at the Glynn County Courthouse to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga. Among the questions they must answer: Did shooting suspect Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory, both white, get special treatment because the elder McMichael used to work for the Brunswick Circuit district attorney’s office? The district attorney’s office calls …

Lawyers Say Father And Son Accused Of Killing Ahmaud Arbery Are Being Vilified
4 years, 7 months ago

Lawyers Say Father And Son Accused Of Killing Ahmaud Arbery Are Being Vilified

NPR  

Lawyers Say Father And Son Accused Of Killing Ahmaud Arbery Are Being Vilified Defense attorneys representing the white father and son accused of killing a black jogger in Georgia are cautioning people not to rush to judgment. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Lawyers for the white men charged with the murder of a black jogger in Georgia say their clients deserve due …

Lawyer For Arbery Shooting Suspect: 'This Is Not Some Sort Of Hate Crime'
4 years, 7 months ago

Lawyer For Arbery Shooting Suspect: 'This Is Not Some Sort Of Hate Crime'

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Lawyer For Arbery Shooting Suspect: 'This Is Not Some Sort Of Hate Crime' Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center via AP Glynn County Detention Center via AP Attorneys for one of the shooting suspects in the Ahmaud Arbery case said they believe they have uncovered enough information to convince a judge to free their client before the …

The Georgia Police Department That Led Arbery Shooting Case Has A Troubled Past
4 years, 7 months ago

The Georgia Police Department That Led Arbery Shooting Case Has A Troubled Past

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The Georgia Police Department That Led Arbery Shooting Case Has A Troubled Past Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Years before a former policeman and his son were arrested for killing Ahmaud Arbery in February in Glynn County, Ga., the county police had a tangled history of corruption and scandals. The Glynn County Police Department's …

Georgia Attorney General Seeks New Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case
4 years, 7 months ago

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

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Georgia Attorney General Seeks New Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Updated 9:25 p.m. ET A day after naming a new lead prosecutor in the murder case of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said he has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into the …

Ahmaud Arbery killing: Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors
4 years, 7 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery killing: Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors

Al Jazeera  

US state’s attorney general asks Georgia Bureau of Investigation to probe allegations of misconduct in handling of case. The GBI said Attorney General Chris Carr requested the investigation of how the district attorney offices in Brunswick and Waycross handled the February 23 killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement that Carr has been …

Georgia attorney general seeks probe of local prosecutors in Ahmaud Arbery case
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia attorney general seeks probe of local prosecutors in Ahmaud Arbery case

LA Times  

People pray during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man, in Brunswick, Ga. Local law enforcers are now being investigated in the shooting of a black man who was chased down by two white men in Georgia. Gen. Chris Carr asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal authorities to probe how local prosecutors …

Georgia attorney general requests DOJ investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia attorney general requests DOJ investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case

CNN  

CNN — Georgia’s attorney general has requested that the US Department of Justice conduct an investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case. “We are committed to a complete and transparent review of how the Ahmaud Arbery case was handled from the outset,” Attorney General Chris Carr said in a news release. A second prosecutor, Waycross Judicial Circuit District …

More Arrests Possible In The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia Investigators Say
4 years, 8 months ago

More Arrests Possible In The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia Investigators Say

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More Arrests Possible In The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia Investigators Say Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center via AP Glynn County Detention Center via AP Updated at 4:49 p.m. When asked what his department saw in the case file that local authorities might have missed, Reynolds said, "I can't answer what another agency did or didn't …

South Georgia community demands justice for Ahmaud Arbery’s death
4 years, 8 months ago

South Georgia community demands justice for Ahmaud Arbery’s death

CNN  

Glynn County, Georgia CNN — Though a prosecutor says he’ll let a grand jury decide whether the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery will face charges, many in this south Georgia community can’t understand why no one’s been arrested. “They said, ‘He’s a black man running down our road.’” Greg McMichael’s former employer declined to press charges, but Atlantic Judicial Circuit …

Former Georgia Police Officer And His Son Arrested In The Death Of Ahmaud Arbery
4 years, 8 months ago

Former Georgia Police Officer And His Son Arrested In The Death Of Ahmaud Arbery

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Former Georgia Police Officer And His Son Arrested In The Death Of Ahmaud Arbery Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that it has arrested two white men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed black man who was shot and killed in February while jogging in …

Georgia family demands arrests 2 months after son shot dead
4 years, 8 months ago

Georgia family demands arrests 2 months after son shot dead

LA Times  

In this image from video posted on Twitter on Tuesday, Ahmaud Arbery stumbles before falling to the ground after being shot as Travis McMichael stands by holding a shotgun in a neighborhood outside Brunswick, Ga., on Feb. 23. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, told reporters Wednesday she believes her 25-year-old son “was just out for his daily jog” in a …

Prosecutor: Grand jury to weigh charges in Georgia shooting of black man by two white men
4 years, 8 months ago

Prosecutor: Grand jury to weigh charges in Georgia shooting of black man by two white men

LA Times  

A Georgia prosecutor said Tuesday that he wants a grand jury to decide whether criminal charges are warranted in the death of a man shot after a pursuit by armed men who later told police they suspected him of being a burglar. It could happen to anybody’s kid.” The announcement that a grand jury will review the case came as …

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