Photo: AFP / Glynn County sheriff s office
Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbour William Bryan are already awaiting trial in Georgia on state charges, including murder.
Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man, was jogging in February 2020 when he was confronted by the three white men.
Ahmaud Arbery
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His killing and the subsequent police handling of the case sparked protests.
In a statement, the US Attorney s office in the Southern District of Georgia said the three men were charged with allegedly interfering with Arbery s right to use a public street because of his race.
They are also accused of attempting to unlawfully seize and confine Arbery by chasing after him in their trucks in an attempt to restrain him .
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By Reuters Published: Apr 29, 2021 06:33 PM US prosecutors charged three white men in Georgia on Wednesday with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in 2020 s slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was gunned down as he was out jogging through a suburban neighborhood.
This combination of handout photos created on June 24, 2020 using booking photos released by the Glynn County Sheriff s Office in Georgia shows (from left) William Roderick Bryan, Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael. Photo: AFPThe Justice Department said that former police officer Gregory McMichael, 65, his son Travis McMichael, 35, and William Roddie Bryan, 51, were each charged with one count of interference with rights and with one count of attempted kidnapping. Travis and Gregory McMichael were also each charged with using firearms to carry out acts of violence in the fatal shooting of Arbery on February 23, 2020, which lawyers
Ahmaud Arbery s mother reflects a year after her son was gunned down
Mother of Ahmaud Arbery reflects a year after his death
A year after Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down in south Georgia, his mother reflects on his death and impact on equality and justice.
ATLANTA - There are many things Wanda Cooper Jones misses about her son, Ahmaud Arbery. Ahmaud was loved. Anybody that was around Ahmaud knew he was a young guy of love and he told you that. He didn t shy away from those three words I love you, Cooper-Jones said. I mean, I get lost with my words and thoughts because we lost a lot there, she added.
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Defense in Ahmaud Arbery case one year later
On the eve of the anniversary of the deadly shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, the defense said it is ready to move forward in the case.
ATLANTA - This week marks one year since Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down in Glynn County and his family still waits for justice to be served.
Arbery was shot and killed in Brunswick, but his death gained national attention when a video of the shooting went viral.
Gregory McMichael (left) and his adult son, Travis McMichael (right).
Arbery murder suspect requests humanitarian release due to high blood pressure Assuming he survives long enough to have a trial, Mr. Bryan s ability to attend . would be greatly impaired if this issue is not addressed, his attorney wrote. Author: Mindy Wadley Updated: 11:17 AM EST January 12, 2021
BRUNSWICK, Ga.
(Note: The video above is from Jan. 4.)
One of the three men charged with murder in the February 2020 death of Ahmaud Arbery is requesting to be released from jail while awaiting trial due to his blood pressure being uncontrollably high, according to a document filed in Glynn County Superior Court on Dec. 31, 2020.
Defendant William Roddie Bryan s attorney, Kevin Gough, is asking for a judge to grant a second bond hearing, saying Bryan s blood pressure was 190/100 as recently as Dec. 30, despite treatment rendered by the Glynn County Detention Center.