In April, the Justice Department returned an indictment alleging that Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan used force and threats of force to intimidate and interfere with Arbery's right to use a public street because of his race. The three men also faced federal hate crimes charges.
He is a neighbor of the McMichael family.įrom left: Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan.Įach of the three defendants faced nine criminal counts:Ĭount 9: Criminal attempt to commit a felony The cellphone video Bryan filmed of the incident is credited with leading to charges in the case. William "Roddie '' Bryan, 52, drove a second truck that prosecutors said was used in tandem with Travis McMichael's truck to repeatedly box Arbery in. He previously served in the Coast Guard as a mechanic and trained in search and rescue.
Travis McMichael, 35, is seen on video pursuing Arbery in a pickup truck with his father before getting out of the vehicle, scuffling with Arbery and fatally shooting him with a shotgun. He is the father of co-defendant Travis McMichael. Gregory McMichael, 65, is a former law enforcement officer who used to work as an investigator for the local district attorney's office. Two and a half months passed before they were charged with murder and aggravated assault, shortly after the state began investigating and the video of the shooting became public.
An investigator later testified that Bryan said he heard Travis McMichael using a racial slur as Arbery lay dying, which Travis denies. The disturbing video of Arbery's final moments, filmed by Bryan on his cellphone, drew a national outcry. Travis McMichael testified that Arbery struck him and was trying to grab his gun. The suspects claimed to police that they acted in self-defense during the confrontation that resulted in Arbery's death. "Is there anything law enforcement or EMS could have done to save his life at the scene?" prosecutor Dunikoski asked the medical examiner. Edmund Donoghue, who testified at the trial. The shots created a hole in his chest and massive bleeding, according to the medical examiner, Dr. Travis McMichael, who was armed with a shotgun, scuffled with Arbery in the street and then fired three times, hitting Arbery twice at close range.
A neighbor of the McMichaels, William "Roddie" Bryan, joined in with his own vehicle and recorded cellphone video as they tried to stop Arbery.Īt trial, a police officer testified that Gregory McMichael told law enforcement they had Arbery "trapped like a rat." They said they thought he was a burglary suspect after a string of thefts in the neighborhood. Travis and his father Gregory McMichael armed themselves and chased after the 25-year-old in Travis McMichael's pickup truck. Surveillance footage from the home shows Arbery walk inside, look around and leave. Travis McMichael called 911 after claiming to see Arbery walk into an open home that was under construction in the Satilla Shores subdivision. On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery went out for a jog in Brunswick, Georgia. He worked various jobs after high school and had recently enrolled at a technical college. Ahmaud was loved, and Ahmaud was loved by many." "Ahmaud just wasn't a jogger that was jogging in that neighborhood in south Georgia," his mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said in an interview with "CBS Mornings."
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