The three men responsible for the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery have all been sentenced to life in prison. Two of the men are guaranteed to never see
Travis McMichael, his father Gregory and their neighbor William Bryan were led away from court in Georgia on Friday in handcuffs to begin their life sentences, with Travis also shackled.
In the Superior Court of Glynn County, Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery took the podium to tell her story of what life has been like for her family without her son. Embarking on the unimaginable act of reading a victim impact statement, Cooper-Jones read a message to her son filled with emotion, “This verdict doesn't bring you back, but it does help bring closure to this very difficult chapter of my life," she said.