Prosecutor Reads Racist Messages By Ahmaud Arbery’s Killer
As we previously reported, defense attorneys for Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael have claimed there was no racial motive in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. However, during a Thursday bond hearing, prosecutors revealed his racist history as they provided text messages and online posts.
As Fox News reports, the suspect, Travis, who is jailed for Arbery’s murder along with his father, Gregory, had sent his friend a text message with a racial slur in 2019, it was revealed. That year, he texted boyhood friend Zachary Langford about “shooting a crackhead c—n with gold teeth with a Hi-Point .45,” the Daily Mail reported. The prosecutor also pointed to a Facebook comment by Travis that used a racial slur for Asian people, according to the report. Travis commented, “sayonara, ch—k f—ks,” on a photo that Langford had posted last year.
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Despite his alleged racist past, lawyers for Greg and Travis McMichael say the South Georgia father and son should be out of jail as they wait for the upcoming trial. However, the judge made no determination on whether or not to grant the request Thursday because there was still more evidence to be presented. He planned to continue the hearing Friday.
In court on Thursday, Langford’s wife claimed Travis had shown remorse after he gunned Arbery down while the young black man was jogging near his neighborhood. Travis said he “prayed for Ahmaud’s mother and his family daily.” But, Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, told reporters outside of court that she doesn’t believe they are remorseful at all. “I live right there in the community,” she said. “Nobody reached out to say, ‘I’m sorry for your loss.′ I don’t think they are remorseful at all.”
Prosecutors have said Arbery was simply out for a jog when he was gunned down by the duo in February.
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