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
their days behind the 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 life without parole and for neighbor william bryant, 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 the day that you were born. reporter: attorneys for the defendants calling life without parole a punishment too severe. nothing in travis mcmichael s life suggests that he s a danger to society now or will be a danger to society 30 years from now. reporter: in the end, judge wamsley pointed to the mcmichaels lack of remorse, even pausing to reflect on ahmad s final moments. the 25-year-old was out for a jog when he was chased, shot and killed the judge noted bryan