catie beck has more. reporter: it was an emotional day in court as the three men convicted of murder of ahmaud arbery were sentenced. the judge called it a tragedy and said his sentencing was a measure of accountability. the father and son guilty of the 2020 murder of ahmaud arbery will spend the rest of their days behind bars. a young man with dreams was gunned down in this community. reporter: judge timothy wamsley calling it accountability, for greg and son travis mcmichael, a sentence of plief without parole and for neighbor william bryan a life sentence with the possibility of parole. the decision after hours of testimony, ahmaud arbery s parents describing broken hearts that will never heal. son, i love you. as much today as i did today that you were born. reporter: attorneys for the defendants calling life without parole a punishment too severe. nothing in travis mcmichael s