Ahmaud Arberyâs mom âvery, very thankfulâ for repeal of controversial Georgia law
Ahmaud Arbery s mother hopes citizen s arrest repeal will save lives
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, said the repeal of a Civil War-era citizen s arrest statute will make people think before taking action into their own hands.
ATLANTA - Ahmaud Arbery’s mother and sister stood next to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he signed a bill that repeals a Civil War-era citizen’s arrest law.
The legislation comes a year after the
fatal shooting of Arbery, a Black man pursued by white men who said they suspected him of a burglarizing a house under construction.
Wanda Cooper-Jones was in attendance at a ceremony Monday at the Georgia State Capitol, where Gov.
Brian Kemp signed legislation that will no longer allow most residents to arrest people they believe have committed a crime.
“Today we are replacing a Civil War-era law ripe for abuse with language that balances the sacred right to self-defense of a person’s property with our shared responsibility to root out injustice and set our state on a better path forward,” Kemp said in Atlanta.
Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, talks with people after a February candlelight vigil for Arbery at New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Three Georgia men pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot while jogging near his home, according to online court documents.
Greg McMichael, a 65-year-old former police officer; Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael s 35-year-old son; and William Roddie Bryan appeared in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin Cheesbro for their first court appearance since they were indicted on the federal charges.
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