Three Georgia men convicted in 2020 of killing 25-year-old player Ahmaud Arbery They are in court on Thursday to request a new trial in the case of murder.
One of the men, Travis McMichael, said he and his father suspected Arbery — who was running around the neighborhood — had just burglarized a nearby home that was under construction. Arbery testified that he resisted and assaulted a citizen’s arrest after chasing his father Gregory McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan.
Travis McMichael, who fired the fatal shot, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was allegedly killed by a father and son while jogging on February 23, 2020.
By the Arbery family
He was convicted of nine counts: aggravated murder, four counts of felony murder, aggravated assault with a shotgun, assault with a truck, false imprisonment and criminal intent to commit a felony.
Gregory McMichael was also sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The former Georgia police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, but convicted of the remaining charges, including felony murder.
From left, Travis McMichael, William Bryan and Gregory McMichael during the arraignment at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. The jury is deliberating in the federal hate crime trial of three white men in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
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Bryan was sentenced to life with parole. They were charged with three counts of murder, as well as aggravated assault with his truck, false imprisonment and criminal intent to commit a felony.
The arrests came after Bryan’s cellphone video of the confrontation, which caught part of the shooting and was used extensively by prosecutors and defense attorneys during the trial, was leaked to the media, even though Bryan turned it over to Glynn County Police. the murder
McMichaels and Bryan have all pleaded not guilty to a nine-state indictment. ABC News has sought comment from their legal team on the request for a new trial.
The three men too they have been judged and punished on federal hate crime charges. The McMichaels were sentenced to life in prison. Bryan was sentenced to 35 years.
Gregory McMichael apologized to Arbery’s family in court after the federal sentencing: “I’m sure my words mean very little to you, but I want to assure you that I never meant for this to happen,” he said. “There was no malice in my heart or my son’s heart that day.”
ABC News’ Bill Hutchinson contributed to the report.
