Ahmaud Arbery’s Three Murderers Sentenced to Life in Prison

Judge Timothy R. Walmsley sentenced father and son Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. to life in prison for their felony murder of Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, GA in February 2020. Bryan will be eligible for parole in 30 years; the McMichaels have no possibility for parole. As he sentenced the murderers, Judge Walmsley had the courtroom sit in…

The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday, the same day three men were convicted of Arbery’s murder.

The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday, the same day three men were convicted of Arbery’s murder. Former prosecutor booked Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson turned herself in Wednesday morning at the Glynn County jail, county Undersheriff Ron Corbett said. Jail records show…

Lawyers for Gregory and Travis McMichael, the father and son charged with murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, are asking that Arbery not be called a "victim" in the trial because they say it would be prejudicial, according to one of several motions they filed in the last days of December.

"The new federal hate crimes convictions for the three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery ensure that they will receive significant prison time, even if their state convictions are overturned or their existing life sentences are reduced on appeal."

This looks more and more like a plain lynching every day. The McMichaels don't even seem to be mounting any kind of defense. No way anybody can claim Arbery was any kind of threat to the McMicheals.

Ahmaud Arbery shouldn’t be called victim at trial: Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael’s lawyers

Ahmaud Arbery Calling Ahmaud Arbery a victim should not be allowed at trial, during jury selection or in the process of victims according to Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael‘s lawyers Franklin J. Hogue, Laura D. Hogue, Robert G. Rubin and Jason B. Sheffield. The lawyers wrote a motion to the Superior Court of Glynn County in Glynn County, Georgia, United States on December 30, 2020. “Use of…