ATLANTA — The man who initiated the fatal chase of Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea late Thursday and will stand trial next week on federal hate crimes charges.
Greg McMichael, a former police officer and District Attorney’s Office investigator, was set to appear in court for a hearing on Friday morning.
He was to disclose whether he wanted to continue with a guilty plea after an agreement reached with federal prosecutors in Arbery’s killing was rejected by a judge on Monday.