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A federal jury ruled that Ahmud Arbery’s murder was motivated by the racism of his assailants, who were sentenced to life in prison in state court. During the trial, the defense showed that the culprits attacked the victim with three shotguns because he was black. “We got justice for Ahmaud,” his father said after the ruling.
A federal jury found the three white men on trial for the murder of a racially motivated hate crime guilty. ahmud arberya 25-year-old African-American who was attacked while exercising in the state of Georgia in 2020.
The culprits are Travis and Gregory McMichael (son and father, 36 and 66 years old respectively) and their neighbor William Bryan -52- who received a life sentence for murder in a state court last January and this February 22 they were sentenced with another sentence for federal hate crime charge.
Meanwhile, the McMichaels were also convicted of the federal firearms charge; while Bryan was not charged with any weapons-related offenses. Gregory was a former Glynn County police officer and investigator with the Glynn County District Attorney’s Office.
“Tomorrow marks two years since Ahmaud Arbey was hunted down, caught and killed. Today, after much sadness and pain, the family can leave that chapter behind, “said the family’s lawyer, Ben Crump, after the resolution.
During the federal trial that took place in the Georgian territory of Brunswick, the Prosecutor’s Office tried to prove that the three men murdered Arbery because of his skin color and that they did not see him “as a human being.”
The accusations against the murderers were supported by the testimonies of more than 20 witnesses, neighbors and by their messages on social networks, where the three made clear their aberration before African Americans.
Arbery’s death had not taken on public relevance until, in May 2020, a video filmed by Bryan went viral where it was seen when the McMichaels intercepted the young man, chased him until they cornered him in his truck and shot him three times at close range with a shotgun.
From that point, the investigation accelerated after being carried out by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which quickly issued the arrest warrant for the three men. “For many of us there was never any doubt that he was persecuted because of the color of his skin, but the video, his disgusting messages on social networks and the testimony of witnesses, revealed it to the world,” said the lawyer.
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the victim’s mother, lashed out at Justice Department prosecutors who had originally agreed to a plea deal with the defendants to avoid trial.
In an unexpected twist, the judge rejected that possibility, respecting the wish of Ahmaud’s family. “What we got today would not have happened if it wasn’t for the fight that the family put up,” Cooper-Jones said.
“We got a victory today, but there are so many families who don’t have it (…) I, as a mom, will never heal. It has been a very long and stressful fight,” she stated. For his part, his father Marcus assured that “we obtained Justice for Ahmaud.”
For this Wednesday, on the second anniversary of the murder against Arbery, the family and supporters will hold a vigil in the neighborhood where the event occurred.
Abery’s murder sparked outrage and a string of demonstrations demanding racial justice throughout the United States in a context also sensitized by the crimes against George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.
With EFE and Reuters
First modification:
A federal jury ruled that Ahmud Arbery’s murder was motivated by the racism of his assailants, who were sentenced to life in prison in state court. During the trial, the defense showed that the culprits attacked the victim with three shotguns because he was black. “We got justice for Ahmaud,” his father said after the ruling.
A federal jury found the three white men on trial for the murder of a racially motivated hate crime guilty. ahmud arberya 25-year-old African-American who was attacked while exercising in the state of Georgia in 2020.
The culprits are Travis and Gregory McMichael (son and father, 36 and 66 years old respectively) and their neighbor William Bryan -52- who received a life sentence for murder in a state court last January and this February 22 they were sentenced with another sentence for federal hate crime charge.
Meanwhile, the McMichaels were also convicted of the federal firearms charge; while Bryan was not charged with any weapons-related offenses. Gregory was a former Glynn County police officer and investigator with the Glynn County District Attorney’s Office.
“Tomorrow marks two years since Ahmaud Arbey was hunted down, caught and killed. Today, after much sadness and pain, the family can leave that chapter behind, “said the family’s lawyer, Ben Crump, after the resolution.
During the federal trial that took place in the Georgian territory of Brunswick, the Prosecutor’s Office tried to prove that the three men murdered Arbery because of his skin color and that they did not see him “as a human being.”
The accusations against the murderers were supported by the testimonies of more than 20 witnesses, neighbors and by their messages on social networks, where the three made clear their aberration before African Americans.
Arbery’s death had not taken on public relevance until, in May 2020, a video filmed by Bryan went viral where it was seen when the McMichaels intercepted the young man, chased him until they cornered him in his truck and shot him three times at close range with a shotgun.
From that point, the investigation accelerated after being carried out by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which quickly issued the arrest warrant for the three men. “For many of us there was never any doubt that he was persecuted because of the color of his skin, but the video, his disgusting messages on social networks and the testimony of witnesses, revealed it to the world,” said the lawyer.
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the victim’s mother, lashed out at Justice Department prosecutors who had originally agreed to a plea deal with the defendants to avoid trial.
In an unexpected twist, the judge rejected that possibility, respecting the wish of Ahmaud’s family. “What we got today would not have happened if it wasn’t for the fight that the family put up,” Cooper-Jones said.
“We got a victory today, but there are so many families who don’t have it (…) I, as a mom, will never heal. It has been a very long and stressful fight,” she stated. For his part, his father Marcus assured that “we obtained Justice for Ahmaud.”
For this Wednesday, on the second anniversary of the murder against Arbery, the family and supporters will hold a vigil in the neighborhood where the event occurred.
Abery’s murder sparked outrage and a string of demonstrations demanding racial justice throughout the United States in a context also sensitized by the crimes against George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.
With EFE and Reuters
First modification:
A federal jury ruled that Ahmud Arbery’s murder was motivated by the racism of his assailants, who were sentenced to life in prison in state court. During the trial, the defense showed that the culprits attacked the victim with three shotguns because he was black. “We got justice for Ahmaud,” his father said after the ruling.
A federal jury found the three white men on trial for the murder of a racially motivated hate crime guilty. ahmud arberya 25-year-old African-American who was attacked while exercising in the state of Georgia in 2020.
The culprits are Travis and Gregory McMichael (son and father, 36 and 66 years old respectively) and their neighbor William Bryan -52- who received a life sentence for murder in a state court last January and this February 22 they were sentenced with another sentence for federal hate crime charge.
Meanwhile, the McMichaels were also convicted of the federal firearms charge; while Bryan was not charged with any weapons-related offenses. Gregory was a former Glynn County police officer and investigator with the Glynn County District Attorney’s Office.
“Tomorrow marks two years since Ahmaud Arbey was hunted down, caught and killed. Today, after much sadness and pain, the family can leave that chapter behind, “said the family’s lawyer, Ben Crump, after the resolution.
During the federal trial that took place in the Georgian territory of Brunswick, the Prosecutor’s Office tried to prove that the three men murdered Arbery because of his skin color and that they did not see him “as a human being.”
The accusations against the murderers were supported by the testimonies of more than 20 witnesses, neighbors and by their messages on social networks, where the three made clear their aberration before African Americans.
Arbery’s death had not taken on public relevance until, in May 2020, a video filmed by Bryan went viral where it was seen when the McMichaels intercepted the young man, chased him until they cornered him in his truck and shot him three times at close range with a shotgun.
From that point, the investigation accelerated after being carried out by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which quickly issued the arrest warrant for the three men. “For many of us there was never any doubt that he was persecuted because of the color of his skin, but the video, his disgusting messages on social networks and the testimony of witnesses, revealed it to the world,” said the lawyer.
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the victim’s mother, lashed out at Justice Department prosecutors who had originally agreed to a plea deal with the defendants to avoid trial.
In an unexpected twist, the judge rejected that possibility, respecting the wish of Ahmaud’s family. “What we got today would not have happened if it wasn’t for the fight that the family put up,” Cooper-Jones said.
“We got a victory today, but there are so many families who don’t have it (…) I, as a mom, will never heal. It has been a very long and stressful fight,” she stated. For his part, his father Marcus assured that “we obtained Justice for Ahmaud.”
For this Wednesday, on the second anniversary of the murder against Arbery, the family and supporters will hold a vigil in the neighborhood where the event occurred.
Abery’s murder sparked outrage and a string of demonstrations demanding racial justice throughout the United States in a context also sensitized by the crimes against George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.
With EFE and Reuters
First modification:
A federal jury ruled that Ahmud Arbery’s murder was motivated by the racism of his assailants, who were sentenced to life in prison in state court. During the trial, the defense showed that the culprits attacked the victim with three shotguns because he was black. “We got justice for Ahmaud,” his father said after the ruling.
A federal jury found the three white men on trial for the murder of a racially motivated hate crime guilty. ahmud arberya 25-year-old African-American who was attacked while exercising in the state of Georgia in 2020.
The culprits are Travis and Gregory McMichael (son and father, 36 and 66 years old respectively) and their neighbor William Bryan -52- who received a life sentence for murder in a state court last January and this February 22 they were sentenced with another sentence for federal hate crime charge.
Meanwhile, the McMichaels were also convicted of the federal firearms charge; while Bryan was not charged with any weapons-related offenses. Gregory was a former Glynn County police officer and investigator with the Glynn County District Attorney’s Office.
“Tomorrow marks two years since Ahmaud Arbey was hunted down, caught and killed. Today, after much sadness and pain, the family can leave that chapter behind, “said the family’s lawyer, Ben Crump, after the resolution.
During the federal trial that took place in the Georgian territory of Brunswick, the Prosecutor’s Office tried to prove that the three men murdered Arbery because of his skin color and that they did not see him “as a human being.”
The accusations against the murderers were supported by the testimonies of more than 20 witnesses, neighbors and by their messages on social networks, where the three made clear their aberration before African Americans.
Arbery’s death had not taken on public relevance until, in May 2020, a video filmed by Bryan went viral where it was seen when the McMichaels intercepted the young man, chased him until they cornered him in his truck and shot him three times at close range with a shotgun.
From that point, the investigation accelerated after being carried out by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which quickly issued the arrest warrant for the three men. “For many of us there was never any doubt that he was persecuted because of the color of his skin, but the video, his disgusting messages on social networks and the testimony of witnesses, revealed it to the world,” said the lawyer.
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the victim’s mother, lashed out at Justice Department prosecutors who had originally agreed to a plea deal with the defendants to avoid trial.
In an unexpected twist, the judge rejected that possibility, respecting the wish of Ahmaud’s family. “What we got today would not have happened if it wasn’t for the fight that the family put up,” Cooper-Jones said.
“We got a victory today, but there are so many families who don’t have it (…) I, as a mom, will never heal. It has been a very long and stressful fight,” she stated. For his part, his father Marcus assured that “we obtained Justice for Ahmaud.”
For this Wednesday, on the second anniversary of the murder against Arbery, the family and supporters will hold a vigil in the neighborhood where the event occurred.
Abery’s murder sparked outrage and a string of demonstrations demanding racial justice throughout the United States in a context also sensitized by the crimes against George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.
With EFE and Reuters