Good morning! Ready for Day One of testimony in the federal hate crimes trial of #AhmaudArbery’s convicted murderers Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan. The prosecution calls its first witness today. @wsbradio
@wsbradio The Gov't's first witness is a man who'd been living in Satilla Shores seven years at the time of the #AhmaudArbery's shooting, Daniel Allcott. Allcott and his wife heard "three loud bangs" on Feb. 23, 2020. He hustled his wife & baby inside then went outside. @wsbradio
@wsbradio Here are my notes about his testimony; I'll be updating my blog throughout the day. I'm listening remotely, and it has been difficult to hear a lot this morning. Things are better now with the 3rd witness up. #AhmaudArbery wsbradio.com/news/live-upda…
One day checking the mail, Allcott saw people he learned were #AhmaudArbery's family with a small wooden cross, near the intersection of the fatal shooting. He told them they could put the memorial in his yard, which was closest. @wsbradio
Second prosecution witness was Matt Albenze, another Satilla Shores neighbor. He also testified in the defendants' murder trial for the shooting of #AhmaudArbery last fall:
Albenze saw #AhmaudArbery inside the English home under construction that Feb. 23. Arbery ran out of the house with long strides, sort of loping. Albenze said No, he had no reason to think Arbery had taken anything or would hurt anyone. @wsbradio
Albenze'd seen security cam videos from English of a Black guy on the property, as well as of a white couple there. He remembers seeing the Black fella on the dock, just looking around. He called Glynn Co PD when he saw #AhmaudArbery there again. "It seemed suspicious" @wsbradio
@wsbradio Albenze called the Glynn Co. PD's non-emergency number to "send somebody to check it out." He didn't call 911 because he had no reason to think it was an emergency: "It was just a fella in a house." #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
A pool reporter notes, "Mr. Albenze seems permanently troubled by the events that took place that day." #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
@wsbradio The prosecution's 4th witness was Sheila Ramos, an investigator with Glynn County Police. She testified about photos she took at the scene, ]including up-close, graphic ones of #AhmaudArbery's bullet wounds in his left torso, left underarm & left wrist. @wsbradio
@wsbradio Glynn Co. Police Sgt. Ramos (shown here in Nov. 2021) testified that the McMichael and Bryan trucks were not within the crime scene police tape perimeter. #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio

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Feb 16
Next witness (#6) in the federal hate crimes trial of #AhmaudArbery's killers: Derrick (sp?) Thomas, who first met Travis McMichael in school. He says they are good friends. @wsbradio
Thomas says Travis McMichael is a friend he'd also send funny videos to on social media, to get a laugh. Prosecutor asks him to read TM comment on some video (I can't see it), and Thomas asked if he's required by law to read it. #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
@wsbradio Prosecutor told Thomas to spell what he's not comfy saying. It was the video of guy with firecrackers in nose, apparently--Travis McMichael commented "It would've been cooler if it blew that nigger's head off" and Thomas spells out the n-word #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
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Feb 16
Good morning! The first witness today (#5) in the federal hate crimes trial of #AhmaudArbery's killers is FBI Intelligence Analyst Amy Vaughan. She testifies hate crimes and terrorism crimes share similar characteristics: motivation. @wsbradio Image
@wsbradio As the Gov't delved into Vaughan's deep background probing terrorism, there was an objection by the defense; Judge LG Wood told jurors the defendants aren't on trial for terrorism-specific charges. Vaughan's testified in 3 trials about digital evidence. #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
Vaughan started supervising review of the digital evidence in the #AhmaudArbery case. She reviewed the Satilla Shores Homeowners Group as well as the personal FB accounts for all three men and Travis McMichael's Instagram account. #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
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Feb 15
First witness after lunch in the federal hate crimes trial of #AhmaudArbery's murderers is GBI Asst. Special Agent in charge Richard Dial (pictured here in Nov. 2021). He was the GBI's lead investigator in the case. @wsbradio Image
@wsbradio ASAC Dial describes video showing #AhmaudArbery in khaki shorts and a white tee, walking into the house under construction. He was seen on motion-activated security cameras. He walked around; had nothing in his hands. House was just framed up; no walls or doors. @wsbradio Image
@wsbradio The jury is watching other neighborhood security videos that ASAC Dial identifies for them, which show #AhmaudArbery leaving the framed-up house and running down the street. When Arbery passed the McMichaels', Greg was working on boat cushions in the driveway. @wsbradio
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Feb 14
AUSA Bobbi Bernstein begins Government's opening statement: I want to talk to you about what turned out to be the last day of #AhmaudArbery's life. He put on shorts, running shoes, ended up on the public streets Satilla Shores on the Brunswick riverfront. @wsbradio
@wsbradio Gov't: A few minutes after running past the McMichaels' driveway minding his business, #AhmaudArbery was lying facedown in the street, bleeding out from gunshot wounds and gasping his final breath. @wsbradio
Gov't: Much of what got us here is not in dispute; what's at issue is WHY. This does not require proof of hate; it requires proof that the defendants acted because of #AhmaudArbery's race. They made assumptions based on his color they wouldn't have made if he was white @wsbradio
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Feb 14
HAPPENING NOW: They've struck a jury of 16--12 jurors, four alternates--in the federal hate crimes case of #AhmaudArbery's killers. Lawyers now have a chance to make Batson challenges, if they want--argue whether they think the other side used race to oust a juror. @wsbradio
@wsbradio U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood is giving instructions to the newly-seated jury for Travis & Greg McMichael and Roddie Bryan: Eight white, three Black, one Hispanic. #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
Judge Wood outlined the counts against the defendants. She's telling jurors now that after going to lunch, they will hear opening statements--a road map of what attorneys believe the evidence will be--then evidence begins. #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
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