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Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictionsThree white men are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out their hate crime convictions in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Read full article: Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s deathThe 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 have been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.
Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he'll be killed in state prison
Read full article: Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he'll be killed in state prisonThe man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in a Georgia neighborhood says he's afraid fellow inmates will kill him if he's sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder.
Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred'
Read full article: Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred'The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that returned hate crime convictions against the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery says he believes the verdicts show no one is above the law.
Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants
Read full article: Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendantsA police officer testifying at the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery says he told two of the defendants just days before the shooting that there was evidence the young Black man had done anything worse than trespassing.
FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs
Read full article: FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slursAn 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.
`I felt guilty': Neighbors recall Arbery's killing in court
Read full article: `I felt guilty': Neighbors recall Arbery's killing in courtNeighbors of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery testified at the trio's federal hate crime trial about the shock they felt when gunshots rang out in their neighborhood.
Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
Read full article: Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury MondayThe federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery says she plans to seat a jury Monday, and expects attorneys to make their opening statements as well.
Arbery killers' failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
Read full article: Arbery killers' failed pleas may complicate hate crime trialThree men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are heading for a second trial in federal court, where jury selection could be complicated by failed plea bargains in the case.
Georgia deputy suspended over Facebook comment about Arbery
Read full article: Georgia deputy suspended over Facebook comment about ArberyA Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been suspended and faces being fired over comments posted on social media after a judge sentenced three white men to life imprisonment in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
Read full article: Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, sonThree white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.
EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?Defendants spoke directly to jurors in a series of recent high-profile trials, defying conventional wisdom that the risks of a client taking the stand usually outweigh the benefits.
EXPLAINER: What instructions did jury get in Arbery death?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What instructions did jury get in Arbery death?Before the jurors in the trial of the three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery retired to the jury room to begin their deliberations, the judge read them specific instructions on the law that’s applicable to this case.
Subdivision's social posts reflected fear before Arbery shot
Read full article: Subdivision's social posts reflected fear before Arbery shotMonths before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, shooter Travis McMichael posted a simple, chilling response to a Facebook post about a suspected car burglary on his Georgia neighborhood: “Arm up.”.
Attorney likens Arbery rally to `lynching' of defendants
Read full article: Attorney likens Arbery rally to `lynching' of defendantsA defense attorney in the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death is likening a large courthouse rally supporting the slain Black man's family to a “public lynching” of the white defendants.
Man who shot Arbery testifies: 'He had my gun. He struck me'
Read full article: Man who shot Arbery testifies: 'He had my gun. He struck me'The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has testified at his murder trial that the 25-year-old Black man forced him to make a split-second “life or death” decision by attacking him and grabbing his shotgun.
Morning Briefing Nov. 14, 2021: 4 killed in plane crash on Beaver Island; COVID battle stalls Metro Detroit couple’s wedding plans
Read full article: Morning Briefing Nov. 14, 2021: 4 killed in plane crash on Beaver Island; COVID battle stalls Metro Detroit couple’s wedding plansHere are this morning's top stories.
Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warning
Read full article: Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warningA police officer says he would have given Ahmaud Arbery a warning for trespassing inside the unfinished home from which the young Black man was seen running before he was chased and fatally shot.
Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury
Read full article: Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to juryJurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death are watching security camera videos from a home under construction that the 25-year-old Black man was seen running from before he was fatally shot.
Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even begins
Read full article: Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even beginsThe trial hasn't even started and yet issues of race are at the forefront of the case in which three white men are charged with murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery.
One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slaying
Read full article: One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slayingThe judge in the trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery has declined to override decisions in jury selection that left just one Black juror on the final panel of 12.
Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death
Read full article: Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's deathJury selection has begun in Georgia, where hundreds of people were ordered to report for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors for the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery.
Judge: Ahmaud Arbery's past troubles irrelevant to trial
Read full article: Judge: Ahmaud Arbery's past troubles irrelevant to trialA Georgia judge says he won't allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery to use evidence of the slain Black man's troubled past when they stand trial for murder.
Judge to review Arbery's mental health records under seal
Read full article: Judge to review Arbery's mental health records under sealA Georgia judge says he will review under seal mental health records of Ahmaud Arbery to decide whether they can be used at trial by defense attorneys for the men charged with his killing.
Judge asked to OK evidence of Ahmaud Arbery's past troubles
Read full article: Judge asked to OK evidence of Ahmaud Arbery's past troublesAttorneys 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.
Bond denied for father, son charged in Ahmaud Arbery slaying
Read full article: Bond denied for father, son charged in Ahmaud Arbery slayingIn this image made from video, from left, father and son, Gregory and Travis McMichael, accused in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia on Feb. 2020, listen via closed circuit tv in the Glynn County Detention center in Brunswick, Ga., on Thursday, Nov. 12, as lawyers argue for bond to be set at the Glynn County courthouse. The McMichaels chased and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, after they spotted him running in their neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. (AP Photo/Lewis Levine)
Bond denied for father, son charged in Ahmaud Arbery slaying
Read full article: Bond denied for father, son charged in Ahmaud Arbery slayingThe McMichaels chased and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, after they spotted him running in their neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. They also contended Travis McMichael was defending himself when he blasted Arbery three times with a shotgun. “You would think that the race of Ahmaud Arbery is the only thing that makes the state of Georgia concerned about a serious event on Feb 23,” Hogue said. Travis McMichael never confronted people "unless he himself was put in danger," Rubin said.
Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer
Read full article: Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killerTravis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. Then prosecutor Jesse Evans asked Langford about a text message Travis McMichael had sent him last year that used a slur for Black people when referring to a “crackhead ... with gold teeth." “We have substantial evidence that, on the day in question, Mr. Arbery was not a jogger,” said Robert Rubin, one of Travis McMichael's attorneys. Langford's wife, Ashley Langford, testified that Travis McMichael expressed remorse about shooting Arbery. Travis McMichael's mother, Lee McMichael, testified that he lived with her and his father, has a 4-year-old son and doesn't have a passport.
Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery case
Read full article: Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery caseAccording to the police report, Gregory McMichael said he saw a person he suspected of burglary hauling ass down the street. Gregory McMichael told police they wanted to talk to Arbery and tried to corner him, but he began to violently attack Travis McMichael, the report says. ___Officers in a small town calling the DA for guidance in a fatal shooting case is not unusual and would normally be uncontroversial. A second prosecutor was brought in after the first recused herself because Gregory McMichael had worked for her, and he quickly decided no charges were necessary. The footage seemed to refute Gregory McMichaels version and prompted widespread outrage and calls for justice.
5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus
Read full article: 5 things to know today - that aren't about the virusMcMichael's father, Gregory, who was also at the scene, said Arbery was shot as the two men fought over the gun, according to the police report. The AP has not been able to verify the source of the video. (Twitter via AP)Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news:1. DOJ ABRUPTLY DROPS FLYNN CASE The prosecution against Trump’s first national security adviser has become a rallying cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI’s Russia investigation. JUDGE WON'T TOSS COLLEGE BRIBERY CHARGES A federal judge has refused to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and other prominent parents accused of cheating the college admissions process.