Attorneys for two Georgia men charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are requesting a judge's approval to use unflattering evidence from the slain man's past.
“There was a moment where I wanted to break down, but I remained strong,” said Thea Brooks, one of Arbery s aunts. It’s hard being in a room with people that you know have taken your loved one from you.”
Defense attorneys for the McMichaels and Bryan have insisted they committed no crimes. Lawyers for the McMichaels have said they chased Arbery because they suspected he was a burglar who had been recorded on video inside a nearby home under construction. They say Travis McMichael was fearing for his life when he shot Arbery as they grappled over a shotgun.
Ahmaud Arbery case: Men indicted on federal hate crimes plead not guilty in
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Three suspects in Ahmaud Arbery case to appear in federal court
The three Georgia men are scheduled to appear before a judge on federal hate crime charges in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Three Georgia men pleaded not guilty to federal hate crimes charges Tuesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot after being spotted running in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood in February 2020.
Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William Roddie Bryan entered their pleas before a U.S. magistrate judge.
“There was a moment where I wanted to break down, but I remained strong,” said Thea Brooks, one of Arbery s aunts. It’s hard being in a room with people that you know have taken your loved one from you.”
Defense attorneys for the McMichaels and Bryan have insisted they committed no crimes. Lawyers for the McMichaels have said they chased Arbery because they suspected he was a burglar who had been recorded on video inside a nearby home under construction. They say Travis McMichael was fearing for his life when he shot Arbery as they grappled over a shotgun.