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

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Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years
3 months, 1 week ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case’s slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is temporary. Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn …

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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
8 months, 3 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 …

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Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
8 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals
1 year, 9 months ago

Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals

The Independent  

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Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
2 years, 4 months ago

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a second life prison sentence Monday — for committing federal hate crimes, months after getting their first for murder — at a hearing that brought a close to more than two years of criminal proceedings. Greg McMichael told Arbery’s family …

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Who was Ahmaud Arbery and what happened to him?
2 years, 4 months ago

Who was Ahmaud Arbery and what happened to him?

The Independent  

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Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death
2 years, 4 months ago

Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death

The Independent  

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Father and son get life in prison for hate crime in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
2 years, 4 months ago

Father and son get life in prison for hate crime in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

LA Times  

From left, Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan and Greg McMichael during their trial in Brunswick, Ga. The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. Travis McMichael declined to address the court, …

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Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison
2 years, 4 months ago

Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in a Georgia neighborhood says he fears he will be killed by fellow inmates if he’s sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder. Attorney Amy Lee Copeland argued McMichael has received “hundreds of threats” and won’t be safe …

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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 …

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After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad
2 years, 7 months ago

After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — One of the men convicted of murder in the street chase and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery spoke with his former boss, the local district attorney, several times by phone in the days and weeks following the 2020 killing, according to a court document filed Thursday. Investigators found that the day after the shooting, then-Brunswick Judicial Circuit …

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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 …

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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 …

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Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred’
2 years, 9 months ago

Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred’

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that convicted three white men of federal hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery said he believes the guilty verdicts show that while acts of racial violence still occur in the U.S. “we’re moving in the right direction.” “Wrong is wrong and right is right,” Marcus Ransom …

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Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown hopes for change after convictions
2 years, 10 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown hopes for change after convictions

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran on a residential street remained free for more than two months, with police and prosecutors appearing to accept their story that the young Black man was a fleeing criminal who turned and attacked before being fatally shot. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, attended an event honoring …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Testimony wraps up in hate crimes trial over Arbery killing
2 years, 10 months ago

Testimony wraps up in hate crimes trial over Arbery killing

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Witness testimony concluded Friday in the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery with final prosecution witnesses saying they heard two of the defendants make racist statements, including crude sexual remarks directed at a woman who had dated a Black man. Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael armed themselves and chased Arbery …

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Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants
2 years, 10 months ago

Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A police officer testified Thursday that he told a white father and son on trial for hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery there was no evidence the 25-year-old Black man had stolen anything after security cameras recorded him wandering inside a home under construction several times. However, Bryan told investigators he had never seen Arbery …

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FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs
2 years, 10 months ago

FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs in text messages and social media posts, including some violent comments by Arbery’s shooter about Black people, an FBI witness testified Wednesday in their federal hate crimes trial. FBI intelligence analyst Amy Vaughan led the jury through more than two dozen conversations …

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