3 Men Found Guilty Of Felony Murder And Other Crimes In Fatal Shooting Of Ahmaud Arbery
Justice! A jury has found all three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery guilty of murder. Travis McMichael, who fired the fatal shots, was convicted on all counts, including the charge of malice murder. His father Gregory McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan were convicted of felony murder and other charges.
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The jury in the trial of three men for the death of Ahmaud Arbery was just made up of 11 White people and just one Black person. However, as the first guilty verdict was read aloud, Marcus Arbery, the father of Ahmaud Arbery, could be heard saying, “Long time coming,” before being told by security to leave the courtroom. Judge Timothy Walmsley reminded the courtroom to remain silent as he continued to read the rest of the jury’s verdicts aloud.
The three men face minimum sentences of life in prison. The judge will decide whether that comes with or without the possibility of parole. Meanwhile, a sentencing date has yet to be scheduled.
As we previously reported, Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot to death while jogging in the neighborhood in February 2020. Cellphone video showed the men chasing Arbery and cornering him with their pickup trucks before a scuffle that ended with Travis McMichael shooting Arbery at close range with a shotgun.
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