BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Thirty potential jurors were qualified on Monday, the first day of jury selection in the federal hate crimes trial for the three men convicted of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.
Travis McMichael, who killed Arbery with two shotgun blasts, his father, Greg, and William “Roddie” Bryan were convicted on state charges last fall and sentenced in January to life in prison.
Now, they face federal charges accusing them of violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black.