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Defendants chased Ahmaud Arbery because of the ‘color of his skin,’ prosecutors in hate crimes trial say

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The man who chased down and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery sent messages to friends with “a theme of Black people being less than human,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Ahmaud Arbery case: Racially diverse jury picked in hate crimes trial

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Eight white people, three Black people and one Hispanic person have been chosen to serve as jurors in the federal hate crimes trial of three men convicted of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Coastal Georgia community braces for second trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Rev. John Perry II remembers crying the first time he saw the video.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022

Travis McMichael withdraws guilty plea in Ahmaud Arbery hate crimes case

ATLANTA — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea in his federal hate crimes case Friday morning, setting the stage for a second high-profile trial in which prosecutors are expected to argue the 25-year-old’s killing was motivated by racism.

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022

Another Arbery killer withdraws guilty plea in hate crime case

The pivots by Travis and Gregory McMichael come after judge rejected plea deals condemned by Ahmaud Arbery’s family.

Al Jazeera · Feb 4, 2022

US judge rejects plea agreement for Ahmaud Arbery’s killer

Judge says plea deal for Travis McMichael in hate crimes case would discount wishes of Arbery’s family at sentencing.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2022

McMichaels reach plea deal in hate crimes case over Arbery killing

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.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2022

Judge in Arbery death hate crimes case hears racial evidence

A federal judge is weighing whether prosecutors should be allowed to use “racially insensitive” text messages as evidence in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022