his quote duty was necessary that february day. this neighborhood was being covered in suspicious persons, in extra watches, in neighborhood patrols, in concerned citizens. reporter: insisting arbery s presence was suspicious. there is no evidence whatsoever that it was a place of exercise and jogging for ahmaud arbery. reporter: gregory mcmichael s attorney said arbery was in the neighborhood up to no good saying that was obvious by his appearance. does not reflect the reality of what brought ahmaud arbery to the neighborhood. he has khaki shorts with no socks to cover his long dirty toenails. reporter: laura repeated over and over that arbery was to blame for his own death. he was a reoccurring
covered in suspicious persons, in extra watches, in neighborhood patrols and concerned citizens. reporter: insisting arbery s presence was suspicious. there is no evidence whatsoever that it was a place of exercise and jogging for ahmaud arbery. reporter: gregory mcmichael s attorney continued the theme arbery was in the neighborhood up to no good, suggesting that was obvious by his appearance. does not reflect the reality of what brought ahmaud arbery to satilla shores. khaki shorts with no socks to cover his long, dirty toenails. reporter: laura repeated over and over that arbery was to blame for his own death. he was a recurring nighttime intruder, and that is frightening and unsettling. reporter: and william bryan s
reporter: arguing to the jury his, quote, duty was ned cessar that february day. his neighborhood was being covered in suspicious persons, in extra watches and neighborhood patrols and concerned citizens. reporter: insisting arbery s presence was suspicious. there is no evidence whatsoever that it was a place of exercise and jogging for arbery. reporter: gregory mcmichael s attorney continued arbery was in the neighborhood up to no good. that was obvious by his appearance. that does not reflect the reality of what brought ahmaud arbery to satilla shores in his khaki shorts, with no socks to cover his long dirty toe nails. reporter: laura hogue repeated over and over that arbery was the blame for his own death. he was a recurring nighttime
they never said it. none of the defendants saw mr. arbery commit any crime that day. reporter: travis mcmichael s defense attorney attempting to drive home the argument that his client was simply acting out of civic duty and responsibility. travis mcmichael spent almost a decade of his life learning about duty and responsibility. reporter: arguing to the jury his, quote, duty was necessary that february day. this neighborhood was being covered in suspicious persons, in extra watches, in neighborhood patrols and concerned citizens. reporter: insisting arbery s presence was suspicious. there is no evidence whatsoever that satilla shores was a place of exercise and jogging for ahmaud arbery. reporter: gregory mcmichael s attorney continued the theme arbery was in the neighborhood up to no good, suggesting that was obvious by his appearance. does not reflect the reality of what brought ahmaud arbery to
they never, ever said on february 23rd, 2020 that they were doing a citizen s arrest. a citizen s arrest is for emergency situations when the crime really happens right in front of you. they never said that. none of the defendants saw mr. arbery commit any crime that day. travis mcmichael s defense attorney trying to drive home the argument his client was simply acting out of civic duty and responsibility. travis mcmichael spent almost a decade of his life learning about duty and responsibility. reporter: arguing to the jury his quote duty was necessary that february day. this neighborhood was being covered in suspicious persons, in extra watches, in neighborhood patrols, in concerned citizens. reporter: insisting arbery s presence was suspicious. there is no evidence whatsoever that it was a place of exercise and jogging for