Georgia Man Who Recorded Shooting Of Ahmaud Arbery Speaks Out
Following the murder arrests of two men in connection to the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that William Roddie Bryan — the man who recorded the murder was also under investigation.
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On February 23, Bryan recorded Ahmaud Arbery running in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick. He also captured the moment Gregory McMichael, 64, and his 34-year-old son, confronts the young unarmed man before shooting him to death.
Bryan is now speaking out for the first time to explain himself. He started off by saying that he’s in “Complete shock. I’ve never been involved in anything like that before,” Bryan said. “Complete shock.” While speaking with Action News Jax reporter Bridgette Matter, Bryan denied being part of the confrontation that led to Arbery’s death and also revealed that he is now receiving death threats.
“I had nothing to do with it. I’m trying to get my life back to normal, and it’s been smeared for the last week,” Bryan said. “I was told I was a witness and I’m not sure what I am, other than receiving a bunch of threats.” Bryan and his fiance said they are now living in their car, in fear for their lives.
“I’d be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t scared. If that’s what they wanted to do was scare me, they’ve scared me,” Bryan said.
It still wasn’t made clear as to why Bryan was there and the reason he started recording. Bryan’s attorney, Kevin Gough, wouldn’t even allow Bryan to answer, citing the pending investigation.
“My client was responding to what he saw, which was someone in the community he didn’t know being followed by a vehicle he recognized. Without going into details about the level of crime in this community in this subdivision, I think most people in this subdivision were aware that there were issues,” Gough said.
His attorney expects the GBI to give them more information this week on whether he will remain under investigation.
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