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One of the key arguments on behalf of the men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery is that they were trying to make a citizen’s arrest permitted under a Civil War-era Georgia law.
The lawyers represent Travis McMichael, who fatally shot Mr. Arbery, and his father. The lawyer for the third defendant deferred his opening statement until later in the trial.
Ahmaud Arbery Family Lawyers Respond to Hate Crime Charges
On 4/29/21 at 4:58 AM EDT
Lawyers for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man from Georgia who was killed while jogging in February 2020, have called the federal hate crime charges brought against three white men an important milestone in the case.
On Wednesday, the Justice Department charged Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 65, and William Roddie Bryan, 51, each with one count of interference with civil rights and one count of attempted kidnapping.
Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael were also charged with using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm and the latter was additionally charged with discharging a firearm.