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.
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.
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."
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.
▪️ 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."
"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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