On Feb. 23, 2020, Arbery was murdered while jogging in a neighborhood located in Brunswick, Georgia. J.R. Hughes, a South Fulton Running Partners member, decided to run 2.23 miles in May 2020 to commemorate Arbery’s life, according to The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Ten others joined him in this quest that quickly grew beyond Georgia. “Typically as you […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — 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. While Greg McMichael deserves “a substantial period of incarceration,” his defense attorney said in a legal […]
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors were to begin calling witnesses Tuesday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. On the trial’s first day in the port city of Brunswick on Monday, prosecutors told the jury they have evidence that each of the defendants had a history of making […]
Either choice amounts to a stiff sentence. Even if the judge allows a possibility of parole, the McMichaels and Bryan will have to serve at least 30 years in prison first. For Travis McMichael, who is 35, “that could make a significant difference,” said Page Pate, an Atlanta criminal defense attorney who isn’t involved in […]
Former Georgia District Attorney Jackie Johnson was arrested for her role in delaying justice for Ahmaud Arbery. He was chased and killed while running through a mostly white neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia in 2020. Johnson has been accused of violating her oath by “showing favor and affection” to Gregory McMichael and “failing to treat Arbery […]
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that he’ll seat one Black juror and 11 whites to decide the trial of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, despite prosecutors’ objections that several Black potential jurors were cut because of their race. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley acknowledged that “intentional discrimination” by attorneys […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled an early 2022 trial for three Georgia men charged with hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood issued a written order Tuesday setting jury selection to begin Feb. 7 at the federal courthouse in the coastal city of Brunswick. […]
It’s been a little over a year since Ahmaud Arbery was killed in Georgia, which rocked his family members and the nation. Through the tragedy Arbery’s big sister, Jasmine Arbery, was able to earn a master degree. In May the mother of one celebrated reaching earning her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from […]
“This has been a long run, a long time, it feels like it’s been a long time, so this day was a turning point in terms of recovering my brother’s case and getting justice for him, so we’re relieved and happy,” Jasmine told Chris Cuomo on the CNN show Cuomo Prime Time about the indictment. […]