BREAKING: The 3 white men who murdered #AhmaudArbery were found guilty of federal hate crimes.
Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William Bryan, already serving life in prison for murder, face additional life sentences.
Wednesday marks 2 years since #AhmaudArbery was chased and murdered by 3 white men.
Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William Bryan avoided charges for almost 2 months after local DAs allegedly told police not to arrest them. They are now serving life in prison for murder.
The men who murdered #AhmaudArbery, found guilty of federal hate crimes, had pleaded not guilty to charges.
They initially planned to plead guilty in a plea deal that would have averted a trial, and which Arbery's mother said was designed "to make their time in prison easier."
Prosecutors and witnesses testified #AhmaudArbery's murderers had used racist slurs repeatedly before killing Arbery:
▪️ Bryan, T. McMichael used n-word
▪️ G. McMichael wished Black people "would all die"
Defense lawyers claimed that was not enough proof they acted out of hate.
Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of #AhmaudArbery, called out the DOJ for attempting a plea deal with his murderers: "That's not justice for Ahmaud."
"They were made to do their job today… They didn't have a son that was lying in a cold grave, and they still didn't hear my cry."
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