>> the motion is denialed. >> reporter: in closing arguments monday, the defense went after arbery's actions and his character. they referred to video taken of arbery wandering inside a home construction site months before he was killed. >> he was a recurring nighttime intruder. >> reporter: one defense attorney went after the dead 25-year-old's appearance. >> in his khaki shorts with no socks to cover his long dirty toenails. >> reporter: her comments caused gasps in the court and arbery's mother wanda cooper jones rushed out of court in horror. the prosecution calling out the defense's move to disparage a victim. >> malign the victim. it's the victim's fault. i know you're not going to buy into that. it's offensive. >> reporter: now arbery's mother has responded to the defense attorney talking about her son's dirty toenails.