Ahmaud Marquez Arbery was an unarmed 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in a modern-style lynching by Gregory McMichael, 65, his son Travis McMichael, 35, and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, 52. All three men were arrested in May last year after pursuing Mr. Arbery during his morning jog and maliciously killing him.
As the trial began, they each faced nine charges, including murder and aggravated assault. They have pleaded not guilty. Nonetheless, the men were found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assualt, intent to comitt a felony, and false imprisonment. Sentencing is still pending. The men are still facing federal hate crime charges and will begin that trial in 2022.
*This is a developing story
