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

After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges

LA Times  

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. Johnson’s case has stalled as one of her attorneys, Brian Steel, has spent most of the …

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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 …

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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 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 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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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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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  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Months after they were sentenced to life in …

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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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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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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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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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All 3 white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison
2 years, 11 months ago

All 3 white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison

NPR  

All 3 white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen B. Morton/Pool/Getty Images Stephen B. Morton/Pool/Getty Images Travis and Greg McMichael, who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sponsor Message Arbery's murder was "a tragedy …

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Ahmaud Arbery and America: This fragile moment of justice doesn't mean "the system works"
3 years ago

Ahmaud Arbery and America: This fragile moment of justice doesn't mean "the system works"

Salon  

It was a 21st-century version of a Jim Crow-era lynching. The three white men who chased Arbery through the streets of Brunswick were Travis McMichael — who shot and killed Arbery — his father, Greg McMichael, and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan. Real justice would consist of Arbery, and other Black people, not facing the threat of random lethal violence …

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Their own words may have doomed men who killed Ahmaud Arbery
3 years ago

Their own words may have doomed men who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Associated Press  

The video of Ahmaud Arbery’s shotgun death was a shocking piece of evidence that suddenly brought the Black man’s killing into the national consciousness. Greg McMichael, who was in the bed of a pickup truck when his son killed Arbery, told police the Black man “was trapped like a rat” and he told Arbery: “Stop, or I’ll blow your f---ing …

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3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder
3 years, 1 month ago

3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white strangers chased him, trapped him on a quiet street and blasted him with a shotgun. “We commend the courage and bravery of this jury to say that what happened on …

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3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 1 month ago

3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

NPR  

3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford, Octavio Jones-Pool/ Getty Images Sean Rayford, Octavio Jones-Pool/ Getty Images The three white men who chased down and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was jogging through their Georgia neighborhood last year, were all found guilty of …

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EXPLAINER: What is the defense strategy in Arbery killing?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What is the defense strategy in Arbery killing?

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Travis and Greg McMichael said they armed themselves and sped after Ahmaud Arbery because they thought he was a burglar, and they wanted to catch him and hold him until police arrived. Defense attorneys say Arbery lunged toward Travis McMichael and his gun, and that’s when Travis McMichael shot him. Arbery’s behavior at the unfinished house would cause …

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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 …

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Defendant: Ahmaud Arbery ‘trapped like a rat’ before slaying
3 years, 1 month ago

Defendant: Ahmaud Arbery ‘trapped like a rat’ before slaying

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — One of the three white men standing trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery said they had the 25-year-old Black man “trapped like a rat” before he was fatally shot, a police investigator testified Wednesday. A neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, joined the pursuit in his own truck and took cellphone video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery three …

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