we believe that the state above the the correct outcome today which was life without the possibility of parole for the mec mcmichaels. and we wanted them to have their day in the court, and and to be forced to explain the motivation behind their actions, and so that s why it was so important that we reject that plea deal, and allow things to play out in court. you are, um so you re you re are you satisfied with the outcome for, um, roddy and also for the mcmichaels? yeah. i think this the outcome was appropriate for all three defendants. each of these men will be serving at least 30 years in prison. william roddy bryan he was as culpable of these men. without his his involvement, these ahmaud may have been able to get away that day. but there was some reflection on his part, after the fact, that maybe what he did was the wrong thing. and i i tend to agree with what the court had to say about roddy s involvement. um, you know, you wanda, the way you talked ab
killed four little black girls in sunday school that morning. a few days ago, we learned the sentence for the convicted murderers who chased down and killed 25-year-old ahmaud arbery back in 2020. the mcmichaels were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. while william roddy bryan was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of patrol. we also learned ahmaud arbery s family rejected a plea deal in a federal civil rights case against ahmaud s killers. which is set to begin in a few weeks. why is it important to see this case go on? and how important is this specific case in the historic perspective of criminal justice? you have a unique experience there and could give us a view. well, al, i think this is very important, and just as a side note, yesterday i attended
courtroom and that s where three white men learned the price that they will have to pay for the murder of ahmaud arbery, shot to death while jogging nearly two years ago travis mcmichael and his father gregory mcmichael were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. william roddy bryan was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. and the judge s remarks, as he sentenced them, were riveting. including a moment rarely seen in a courtroom. more on that, coming up. ahmaud arbery s grieving family putting a human face on this terrible crime. ahmaud wasn t just a victim, he was a man they lofbd, a son, a brother. his sister, jasmine, addressing the court before sentencing. ahmaud had dark skin that glistened in the sunlight like gold. he had thick, curly hair and he would often like to twist it. ahmaud had a broad nose and the color of his eyes was real with
they had entered as a part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. federal judge overseeing the case rejected those plea agreements, as did ahmaud arbery s family. william roddy bryan, the third man convicted of murder, was not ufr offered a plea deal by federal prosecutors. ahmaud arbery was out jogging in 2020 when he was chased down and shot to death. his murderers, all sentenced to life in prison after their convictions in georgia state court. thanks for watching, everyone. our coverage continues. we ve all had to find new ways to keep going. and cue has made that easier. with cue, you get lab-quality covid-19 test results in just 20 minutes. speed and accuracy. it s just for the nba; it s for you too. cue health. the official covid-19 home test of the nba. go cue. go you.
job and why he liked that he didn t work with black people saying, quote, they ruin everything. that s why i love what i do. not an n-word in sight. another text message, from 2019, referenced mcmichael meeting up with a friend at a local cracker barrel restaurant. the friend tells travis this crackle barrel up here is full of some other kinds of people. travis replies, needs to change the name from cracker barrel to n-word bucket. on social media, mcmichael posted a comment reacting to a video of primarily black teenagers showing a white teenager being beaten up by a mob. travis commented on the video on facebook on the facebook posting says, i shoot them all in full saiga would have done wonders. saiga is a type of semiautomatic gun. and the fbi analyst also testified about messages found in the phone of william roddy bryan, that showed evidence of racial animus. a whatsapp message dated january 20, 2020, which was martin luther king jr. day, between