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 actions of two district attorneys and how they handled the case. The state attorney general's office said not long after Barnhill took over the case, both Barnhill and Johnson became aware that Barnhill's son had worked with Gregory McMichael in prosecuting a previous case against Arbery. "Mr. Barnhill, however, held onto the case for several more weeks after making the discovery," the attorney general's office said.

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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, …

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

NPR  

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 …

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 …

Ahmaud Arbery death trial: Here are the key players in the case
3 years, 2 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery death trial: Here are the key players in the case

CNN  

CNN — After two and a half weeks of jury selection, the state trial for three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia begins Friday. The indictment charged the McMichaels with malice and felony murder charges in Arbery’s death, according to the Cobb County district attorney. George Barnhill, district attorney of the Waycross Judicial Circuit, then took over the …

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 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 …

3 Men Indicted In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery, Shot While He Jogged In Georgia
4 years, 6 months ago

3 Men Indicted In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery, Shot While He Jogged In Georgia

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3 Men Indicted In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery, Shot While He Jogged In Georgia Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center via AP Glynn County Detention Center via AP The three white men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was shot while he was jogging through a Glynn County, Ga., neighborhood this year, …

3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia
4 years, 6 months ago

3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia

LA Times  

A prosecutor on Wednesday announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia. Speaking to reporters outside the Glynn County courthouse, prosecutor Joyette Holmes said a grand jury has indicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. on charges including malice and felony murder in the death of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Georgia Authorities Arrest 3rd Man In Ahmaud Arbery Killing
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia Authorities Arrest 3rd Man In Ahmaud Arbery Killing

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Georgia Authorities Arrest 3rd Man In Ahmaud Arbery Killing Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Gutierrez/AP Tony Gutierrez/AP The man who filmed video of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in February has been arrested, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday. Sponsor Message toggle caption Glynn County Sheriff's Office Even as supporters of Arbery's family celebrated those arrests, they …

Georgia congressmen ask Barr to assist Arbery investigation
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia congressmen ask Barr to assist Arbery investigation

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — All of Georgia’s lawmakers in the U.S. House asked Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday to involve the Justice Department in investigations of the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery as well as potential misconduct by local authorities who took more than two months to bring charges in the case. All 14 members of the Georgia delegation, Republicans and Democrats, …

Key events in the investigation of a coastal Georgia killing
4 years, 7 months ago

Key events in the investigation of a coastal Georgia killing

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — More than two months passed before two white men were arrested in the killing of a black man in coastal Georgia. — Feb. 27: State Attorney General Chris Carr appoints Barnhill to handle the case after local District Attorney Jackie Johnson recused herself. — May 10: Georgia attorney general asks the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate 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 …

Local prosecutors under investigation in Georgia slaying
4 years, 7 months ago

Local prosecutors under investigation in Georgia slaying

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a black man, before charges were filed more than two months later, were placed under investigation Tuesday for their conduct in the case, which has fueled a national outcry and questions about whether the slaying was racially motivated. Our office could not advise or assist them because of …

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 …

Is Trump's Justice Department capable Arbery investigation?
4 years, 7 months ago

Is Trump's Justice Department capable Arbery investigation?

LA Times  

The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped into the Ahmaud Arbery case, announcing on Monday that it would consider hate crime charges in the killing of the unarmed African American man in Georgia on Feb. 25. Georgia’s attorney general also has asked the Justice Department to review state and local officials’ handling of their investigations in the case. Justice Department …

Georgia Attorney General Names New Prosecutor In Ahmaud Arbery Case
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia Attorney General Names New Prosecutor In Ahmaud Arbery Case

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Georgia Attorney General Names New Prosecutor In Ahmaud Arbery Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Cobb County District Attorney's Office Cobb County District Attorney's Office Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr on Monday tapped a new lead prosecutor in the murder case of Ahmaud Arbery — the fourth since the young black man was killed in February while jogging in Glynn …

Georgia Attorney General Asks For DOJ Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case
4 years, 7 months ago

Georgia Attorney General Asks For DOJ Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case

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Georgia Attorney General Asks For DOJ Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr asked the Department of Justice on Sunday to conduct an investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case. The arrests came two days after state authorities took over the case …

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 …

2 Georgia Men Arrested, Charged With Murder In Death of Ahmaud Arbery
4 years, 8 months ago

2 Georgia Men Arrested, Charged With Murder In Death of Ahmaud Arbery

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested two men for the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was shot in February while jogging through a neighborhood in a southeastern part of the state. “I’m very comfortable telling you there’s more than sufficient probable cause in this case for felony murder,” GBI Director Vic Reynolds said …

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

NPR  

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 …

Ahmaud Arbery: Suspect in killing was involved in prior investigation of 25-year-old
4 years, 8 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery: Suspect in killing was involved in prior investigation of 25-year-old

CNN  

Glynn County, Georgia CNN — One of the men accused in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery was involved in a previous prosecution of Arbery, according to a letter written by a prosecutor who has since recused himself from the case. Gregory McMichael, 64, and his 34-year-old son, Travis McMichael, were arrested Thursday evening and face charges or murder and …

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

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The parents of a black man slain in a pursuit by two white men armed with guns called for immediate arrests Wednesday as they faced the prospect of waiting a month or longer before a Georgia grand jury could consider bringing charges. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, told reporters Wednesday she believes her 25-year-old son “was just …

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 …

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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