ATLANTA — The father and son convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors that could allow them to avoid a trial in their federal hate crimes case.
Travis McMichael and his father, Greg, were convicted of murder in November in a state trial in Brunswick and sentenced earlier this month to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, who filmed the cellphone video of Arbery collapsing in the street from two shotgun blasts, was given a life sentence with the possibility of parole.
All three men face separate hate crimes charges accusing them of violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting the 25-year-old because he was Black.
