Nation Jan 28 Jury sworn-in for trial of ex-prosecutor accused of shielding Ahmaud Arbery’s killers By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Mar 27 3 men who killed Ahmaud Arbery ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions The 25-year-old Black man was chased by men in pickup trucks and fatally shot in the streets of a coastal Georgia subdivision in 2020. By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Aug 08 Father and son who chased and shot Ahmaud Arbery gets life sentence for federal hate crime The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Feb 22 All 3 defendants found guilty of federal hate crimes in Arbery killing The verdict — handed down one day before the second anniversary of Arbery’s death on Feb. 23, 2020 — was symbolic, coming just months after all three defendants were convicted of murder in a Georgia state court and sentenced to… By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17 Cop told hate crime defendants no evidence of Arbery stealing A police officer testified at the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Feb 16 FBI expert says defendants in Ahmaud Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs over text By Russ Bynum, Associated Press An FBI intelligence analyst is going through dozens of text messages and social media posts in which two of the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs. Continue reading
Feb 14 Judge for Arbery killing hate crimes trial to seat jury By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A jury with three Black members was sworn in Monday for the federal hate crimes trial of the white men previously convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, whose killing prosecutors will argue was motivated by racism. Continue reading
Feb 07 Jury selection begins in federal hate crimes trial of men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery By Associated Press Jury selection has started in the federal hate crimes trial of the three men already convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The judge ordered the first 50 potential jurors to report Monday to the courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia. Continue reading
Feb 04 Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The reversal came days after a judge rejected terms of a plea deal between defense attorneys and prosecutors that was met with stiff objections by Arbery's parents. Continue reading
Jan 31 Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery in federal hate crime trial By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Arbery’s parents denounced the proposed deal for Travis McMichael, with mother Wanda Cooper-Jones and father Marcus Arbery emotionally asking the judge to reject agreements filed for McMichael and his father, Greg McMichael. Continue reading