Thread by @sarasidnerCNN

Let me take you on a trip through justice land

Police initially investigated #AhmaudArbery's death as a burglary/self defense case

The 1st Prosecutor failed to charge the men who killed Arbery

Video was later released. Public outcry erupted

So Georgia's AG stepped in (1/4)

The AG appoint another prosecutor

That prosecutor had to recuse himself

Allegedly he'd initially said he didn't see any grounds to arrest those "involved in Mr. Arbery’s death"

So a prosecutor from another county got the case
within weeks the video was made public 2/4

He called the GBI

Eventually a prosecutors from another part of the state took over

The case ended in a jury resoundingly convicting all three of Murder. BUT...

The case was not over.
Federal investigators said the men had violated #AhmadArbery’s Civil rights…

The Feds said they targeted Arbery in part because he was black.
But the Feds offered his now convicted murderers a plea deal.
The killers could serve their state conviction in federal prison if they pleaded to federal crimes.
The men agreed as Federal prison is easier to handle

#AhmaudArbery’s family cried out in protest.
And …

The Federal judge said the NO to the plea deal.

Arbery's murderers decided to take their chances.

They let a jury decide.

The jury saw the words they used to talk about black folks, the N-word was a favorite.

The Federal jury determined the 3 men were guilty of the federal Hate Crimes they were charged with.

And just think

This case may never have even ended in even an arrest if it wasn’t for video, the family & their attorneys demands

And the public insistence on justice. THE END