Jury finds all 3 men guilty of murder of Ahmaud Arbery
ByActionNewsJax.com News Staff
ByActionNewsJax.com News Staff
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — After nearly 12 hours of deliberation, the jury found Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William ‘Roddie’ Bryan guilty of murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery on Wednesday afternoon.
Action News Jax reported in February 2020 when the 25-year-old Black man was chased by the men in vehicles through a Brunswick neighborhood and shot and killed by the younger McMichael.
Watch: Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, William 'Roddie' Bryan found guilty of murder of Ahmaud Arbery After nearly 12 hours of deliberation, the jury found Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William ‘Roddie’ Bryan guilty of murder in the shooting
For Travis McMichael, the man who fired the shots that killed Arbery, the jury found him guilty on all counts: malice murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit a felony.
Gregory McMichael, a former investigator, was found guilty of all charges except malice murder. The jury found him guilty on the following charges: four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit a felony.
William “Roddie” Bryan, the man officials said recorded the viral video showing Arbery’s final moments, was found guilty on three counts of felony murder, one count of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit a felony.
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Guilty verdicts This photo combo shows, from left, Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan, and Gregory McMichael during their trial at at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Jurors on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice. (Pool, file) (AP)
Travis McMichael found guilty on all charges.
Greg McMichael found guilty on 8 of 9 charges.
William "Roddie" Bryan found guilty on 6 out of 9 charges.
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial FILE - Greg McMichael, left, listens to jury selection for the trial of him and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael, the man who pursued Ahmaud Arbery with his son, has been convicted of murder, Wednesday, Nov. 24. The conviction carries a minimum sentence of life in prison. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool, File) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Travis McMichael speaks with his attorney Bob Rubin while they wait for the jury to return to the courtroom during the trial of McMichel and his father, Greg McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
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See previous trial updates below:
Wednesday, Nov. 24:
Judge Timothy Walmsley said the jury submitted a question Wednesday morning.
Just after 9:30 a.m., the judge read the question aloud: “We the jury request to see the following videos three times each:”
Original video, short version
Enhanced high-contrast version
Media inside the courtroom reports the jury was likely referring to Bryan’s cellphone video of the shooting and its variants.
The jury also asked to have the 911 call Gregory McMichael made on Feb. 23 played back.
Counsel clarified exactly which exhibits were being asked for before the jury was brought back in for playback.
Three jurors sat in the jury box to review the evidence while the rest sat in the gallery, where there is another screen against the wall.
While the jury continued deliberating, the Rev. Al Sharpton spoke outside of the Glynn County Courthouse, standing alongside the Arbery family and their lawyers. “This has been the most racist, languished court case I’ve seen,” Sharpton said.
“This has been the most racist, languished court case I’ve seen.” @TheRevAl is speaking in front of the Glynn County Courthouse as the jury deliberates inside. pic.twitter.com/7VgVM7OKNP
The fate of the three men accused of killing Arbery now rest in the jury’s hands. The state completed its rebuttal Tuesday morning and Judge Timothy Walmsley officially released the jury for deliberations.
The jury got the case just before noon and deliberated for about six hours before Walmsley adjourned the jurors for the day. They will resume deliberations at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The defendants each face the following charges:
Malice murder
Felony murder (4 counts)
Aggravated assault (2 counts)
False imprisonment
Criminal attempt to commit a felony
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Monday, Nov. 22:
The jury listened for hours as attorneys began closing arguments. Attorneys presented different views of what happened that fateful date Arbery was killed.
The prosecution said Arbery was under attack by men who chased after him in their pickup trucks. Fefense attorneys painted a different picture, saying Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory and their neighbor William ‘Roddie’ Bryan were making a citizens arrest. They claim they shot Arbery in self defense.
During her closing argument, Linda Dunikoski the state of Georgia’s lead prosecutor, laid out all of the charges for jurors and went after the defense’s claim that Arbery was a threat to the men.
“They’re going to try and convince you that Ahmaud Arbery was the attacker, that he was somehow threatening to them. Three on one, two pickup trucks, two guns. Mr. Arbery, nothing in his pockets, not a cell phone, not a gun, not even an ID. They want you to believe that he is a danger to them,” Dunikoski said.
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Friday, Nov. 19:
Lawyers for defendant William “Roddie” Bryan, the man authorities said recorded the video showing Arbery’s final moments, have asked the prosecution for a plea deal, Arbery family attorney Lee Merritt shared with CBS News, but the prosecution " turned it down - flat out.”
Merritt told the news station that he believes the request means Bryan is “concerned about the strength of the state’s case.”
While entering the courtroom Friday morning, Kevin Gough, the attorney for Bryan, denied the claim, saying, “It’s (expletive).”
Gough also texted Action News Jax’s Kristen Rary, stating, “Denied. Did not happen,” of the reported plea deal request.
Thursday, Nov. 18:
The defenses for Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan rested on Thursday afternoon.
The prosecutors chose no rebuttal. Judge Timothy Walmsley set a charging conference for 10 a.m. Friday and the jury is set to return Monday at 9 a.m.
Travis McMichael took stand for his second day of testimony as faith leaders gathered outside the Glynn County Courthouse in support of Arbery’s family. Up to 1,000 estimated clergy members participated in a march and a prayer circle.
Action News Jax has learned that William “Roddie” Bryan will not be testifying at this point. His attorney has filed an official motion asking for prominent members of the community to not be allowed in the gallery. This comes as hundreds of pastors are gathering outside the courthouse.
The judge said he has already ruled on those motions twice and will not be addressing the motion again as the court’s position is already on the record.
Ahmaud Arbery: Defense rests case in murder trial
The judge says if there seems to be an issue through the rest of the day he will speak to her or release her.
The judge says he has already ruled on these motions twice- he will not be addressing the motion again as the court’s position is already on the record.
Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump will join faith leaders in front of the Glynn County Courthouse at 11:00 a.m. in support of Ahmaud Arbery’s family. The Glynn County Sheriffs office put up barricades for everyone’s safety @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/ulzy7i5Ytt
The defense began its case after the state rested on Wednesday.
Travis McMichael, the defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery, took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting their case in the murder trial of three men, saying, “I want to give my side of the story.”
Travis McMichael told Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley he understands that he is not compelled to testify but said, “I want to explain what happened.”
McMichael’s testimony came as defense attorneys opened their case by building on arguments that their clients were lawfully trying to stop burglaries in their neighborhood in Georgia. The three defendants are white. Arbery was Black.
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Defendant: "I shot him. He had my gun."
Tuesday, Nov. 16:
The state has rested its case in the trial of three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery after 8 days of testimony.
Jurors will return to the Glynn County courthouse Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., face charges in the death of Arbery, a Black man who was chased by the men in vehicles through a Brunswick neighborhood and shot and killed by the younger McMichael in February 2020.
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Jackson showed up in court less than a week after defense attorney Kevin Gough asked the judge to bar more Black pastors from the courtroom. That was following an appearance last week by the Rev. Al Sharpton. On Monday, Gough doubled down on his request with Jackson’s appearance.
Jackson came into the courthouse Monday accompanied by Marcus Arbery, Ahmaud Arbery’s father, and other members of the Arbery family. Jackson’s presence is no surprise after last week’s comments from Gough that brought national attention to the defense in the trial.
Gough, who is the attorney for William “Roddie” Bryan, made a comment Thursday that he wanted the court to bar any more Black pastors from sitting with the Arbery family. Civil rights leaders outside the courthouse were shocked and some representatives for the Arbery family said they would call 100 Black pastors to Brunswick this week.
The killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Rev. Jesse Jackson supports Arbery family in court Civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, joined family members and sat in court Monday morning to watch part of the murder trial for the death of Arbery.
Gough apologized Friday morning, but said he would be following up Monday. As court began, Jackson arrived to the courthouse in a show of solidarity with the family and Gough began the morning making comments on the situation.
“We would ask that the court for the purpose of the record, for the rest of trial, have the sheriff, bailiff, whoever the court direct, keep track … Identify and keep track of the individuals of the gallery. In the court. Not the jury assembly, in the courtroom. Looking to the back of the court room to the right hand side. My understanding In a case like this, that would be best practice,” Gough said.
Gough added he argues the attorneys are entitled to that record through the Fifth Amendment. Judge Timothy Walmsley ruled against the motion. After a morning recess, Gough doubled down, asking that Jackson not be allowed in the courtroom. Walmsley once again said he cannot bar one person and he would not.
Defense attorneys for Bryan, as well as Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael, also asked for a mistrial in response to the mother of Ahmaud Arbery crying out during witness testimony. After a brief discussion, Walmsley decided not to grant a mistrial.
BREAKING: The Defense in the #McMichaelBryanTrial has officially, once again, asked for a mistrial in response to the mother of Ahmaud Arbery crying out during witness testimony. After brief discussion The judge has NOT granted the mistrial. pic.twitter.com/MEsWQLBzD9
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Friday, Nov. 12:
Officer Robert Rash took the stand as a witness on Friday. Rash was in direct contact with the owner of a home in Satilla Shores that Ahmaud Arbery frequently went to check out.
Attorney Kevin Gough also apologized for his comments the day before saying the presence of Black pastors could be seen as intimidating to the jury.
“My apologies to anyone who might’ve been inadvertently offended,” Gough said.
The trial is expected to move into next week with the hope that it will wrap up by next Friday.
Attorney apologizes for comments about Black pastors
Thursday, Nov. 11:
Larry English via deposition was Thursday’s witness. English is the owner of the home that was under construction that Arbery was seen on video looking at. The judge let the jury know that testimony will be presented via deposition and should be considered like any other testimony.
In today’s trial, Kevin Gough, the defense attorney for Williams “Roddie” Bryan, said the court should not allow any more Black pastors into the courtroom. According to Gough, they are distracting and pressuring the jury. This comes after Reverend Al Sharpton made an appearance on Wednesday.
“The idea that we are going to be seriously bringing these people in with the victim’s family — one after another — obviously there’s only so many pastors they can have,” Gough said. “And if their pastor is Al Sharpton right now, that’s fine. But that’s it. We don’t want any more Black pastors coming in here.”
The judge quickly shot the motion down after the other defense attorneys and the state declined to support the motion.
Wednesday, Nov. 10:
After hearing from first responders all week, a neighbor took the stand.
Attorneys were able to question the witness to give jurors a clearer idea of what led up to the McMichaels getting into their truck armed with guns to chase Arbery.
The neighbor, Matthew Albenze, was not present for the actual shooting, but has been referenced several times throughout the trial.
Albenze lives just down the street from the home under construction that Arbery would walk through and after the owner of the home showed him a video of Arbery in the home and expressed concern, he decided to call the police when he saw him back in the open house.
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Attorney: “Why didn’t you dial 911?
Albenze: “I did not see an emergency.”
Albenze was the first person to make a phone call to Glynn County police the day Arbery was shot. Attorneys questioned him about why he made that call.
Non-emergency line operator: “And you say someone’s breaking in right now?”
Albenze: “No, it’s all open it’s under construction- and he’s running right past! There he goes, right there!”
Operator: “OK so, what is he doing?”
Albenze: “He’s running down the street.”
When Albenze saw Ahmaud running, he made a gesture attorneys have referenced throughout the case -- a point, with his arm.
Albenze: “I saw on the video, you know, that he goes.”
Attorney: “And who are you doing that too?”
Albenze: “I was just thinking to myself, run on down the street.”
The state and the defense have both said the McMichaels took that as a gesture to go after Arbery. Albenze said it wasn’t.
Linda Dunikoski, Prosecutor: “Were you intending to communicate to anyone in particular at that time?”
Albenze’s testimony was a significant player in the case for setting up what actions the McMichaels took after that initial call was made. It was discussed multiple times in opening statements and will continue to come up in evidence.
After hearing that testimony, civil rights leader outside the courthouse had one thing to say.
“Not only are those three on trial, but Georgia law is on trial,” said Rev. Al Sharpton.
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys of Arbery’s family spoke outside the Glynn County courthouse and held a prayer vigil while the trial was on a lunch break.
Ten total witnesses took the stand Wednesday, two of them neighbors who have reported seeing Arbery on the property before.
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Tuesday, Nov. 9
More officers took the stand as part of day three of testimony. In total, six people have now given witness accounts.
Jurors and members of Arbery’s family have had to watch graphic videos of his death repeatedly.
First responders and investigators who responded to the scene gave testimony all day as attorneys replayed the same images over and over again, explaining how the two sides see things differently.
As jury members studied images of Greg McMichael covered in Arbery’s blood, footage of Arbery walking through a home under construction and body cam footage from moments after he was killed, they are also trying to decide whether the defendants’ actions were motivated by citizen’s arrest.
Citizen's arrest questions brought up on day 3 of witness testimony
Linda Dunikoski, Prosecutor: “Did Greg McMichael ever indicate to you at that time that he thought it Ahmaud Arbery, the guy, had committed a crime that day?”
Witness: “No ma’am.”
The law the defense is arguing has since been changed as a result of the Arbery case, but jurors are not to bring that into consideration. The state is trying to prove the three defendants overstepped the bounds of citizen’s arrest.
Dunikoski: “While speaking with you, did Greg McMichael ever use the word burglary? Did he ever use the word trespass? Did he ever tell you, while you were talking to him, that he was attempting to make a citizen’s arrest?”
Witness: “No ma’am.”
Witness testimony and video footage recorded the McMichaels’ response to the events.
“He was cornered like a, like a, like a rat,” Greg McMichael said of Arbery on the day of the shooting, according to the transcript
While the defendants looked on and took notes throughout the day, a representative for Arbery’s family said they are trying to process hearing what happened, firsthand, while the state and defense continue to push for their case.
Dunikoski: “Did he ever even use the word arrest?
Witness: “No ma’am.”
Dunikoski: Did he ever even use the word detain?”
Witness: “No ma’am.”
Tuesday did have a few tense moments as one attorney called for a mistrial, but was quickly denied. Another attorney argued with the judge over a ruling on the relevance of certain terms. Both were shut down.
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Monday, Nov. 8
Jurors heard key witness testimony and viewed crucial evidence, including some images many in the courtroom found graphic.
Action News Jax’s Kristen Rary has been in the courtroom throughout the trial and has seen how the jury, and Arbery’s family members, are reacting.
Some of the video being shown is really intense and graphic -- jurors have been shaking their heads and taking notes, while some watching from the gallery have had to excuse themselves.
On Monday, attorneys questioned Glynn County Police Department Officer Ricky Minshew on what he witnessed that day and what led to his decision making.
Body camera video from moments after Arbery was shot show the 25-year-old laying in a pool of blood, struggling to breathe.
Minshew responded to the shots he heard less than a minute before. When he arrived, Arbery was down on the ground and bleeding. A big question for attorneys and Arbery’s family: Why didn’t Minshew help?
“I didn’t really understand why he didn’t render aid. I understand he had to secure the crime scene, but at the same time he had a guy laying in the middle of the road in a puddle of blood,” Wanda Cooper Jones, Arbery’s mother, said.
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Minshew explained it wouldn’t have been safe.
Attorney: “Seeing that, did you attempt any CPR or anything like that? On the deceased male?”
Minshew: “I did not, no.”
Attorney: “Why not?”
Minshew: “Well when I got there I did not know any of the people or any of the facts or circumstances to what had happened. Only thing I knew that I observed was a body laying in the middle of the road with a man who had just bled out and it was by apparent gunfire. So being that I was the only officer on scene, without having any of the police units to watch my back, there was no way that I could switch my attention to anything medical.”
He explained although Arbery was making noise and occasionally twitching, he did not believe he had the training or tools to help. He added he believed the noises Arbery made were not voluntary.
Minshew: “When the brain doesn’t have any oxygen it’s a natural reaction for the body.”
Attorney: “So it’s not a sign of consciousness as you understand it?
Minshew: “Correct.”
Attorney: “It’s not a sign of the brain being intact and forming and making decisions.”
Minshew: “That’s how it appeared, yes.”
Cooper Jones called it “very disturbing.”
“He arrived on the scene and he saw a man in the road and he also saw people, two other guys that were standing there … I hadn’t really put it all together what he was thinking, I really don’t make a lot of sense at this time,” she said.
Minshew was questioned for more than five hours before another first responder took the stand and even more body camera and dash camera footage was played. It was an emotional day for everyone in court.
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Friday, Nov. 5
The jury heard opening statements from the state, as well as opening statements from the lawyers for Travis and Greg McMichael.
William “Roddie” Bryan’s lawyer said he would like to wait until the state rests its case to deliver his opening statements. Judge Timothy Walmsley reviewed the rules and granted the request.
The state then called its first witness to the stand, Glynn County Police Officer William Duggen.
Duggen was one of the first officers to arrive on scene the day Arbery was killed and his body camera video from that day was presented as evidence.
Prior to Duggen taking the stand, Walmsley warned those in the room if they would be disturbed by the video, they should step out of the courtroom.
The video, which showed Arbery’s body on the ground, was played just after Duggen recalled the events of that day.
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The court session concluded just after 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
The family of Ahmaud Arbery spoke out after its conclusion, saying, “We’ve enjoyed the continuous support of the Glynn County community, the national community and the international community right now during this very difficult trial and process that is going to be more important than ever.”
Arbery family speaks out about trial
Court will resume on Monday at 9 a.m.
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Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Defendant Travis McMichael looks on during his trial and of William "Roddie" Bryan and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Defendant William "Roddie" Bryan looks on as the prosecutors make their final rebuttal before the jury begins deliberations in the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Prosecutors Linda Dunikoski and Larissa Ollivierre stand during the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Defendant Gregory McMichael looks on during his trial and of William "Roddie" Bryan and Travis McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael sits with his attorneys before the start of closing arguments to the jury during the trial of he, and his father Greg McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks with attorneys before the start of closing arguments during the trial of he, and his son Travis McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Ahmaud Arbery's mother Wanda Cooper-Jones, left, along with her attorney Lee Merritt, center, listens to William "Roddie" Bryan's defense attorney Kevin Gough present his closing statement to the jury during the trial of he and Travis McMichael, and his father, Gregory McMichael, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn County Courthouse where the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan is held, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn County Courthouse where the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan is held, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn County Courthouse where the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan is held, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Jason B. Sheffield presents a closing argument to the jury during the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael sits with his attorney before the start of closing arguments to the jury during the trial of he, and his son Travis McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Trial of Travis McMichael, George McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski presents a closing argument to the jury during the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Stephen B. Morton/AP Photo, File)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial William "Roddie" Bryan's defense attorney Kevin Gough presents a closing statements to the jury during the trial of he and Travis McMichael, and his father, Gregory McMichael, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Kevin Gough addresses the court during the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn County Courthouse where the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan is held, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Jason B. Sheffield presents a closing argument to the jury during the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Kevin Gough speaks during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Travis McMichael looks on during during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Kevin Gough speaks during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, walks with Ahmaud Arbery's mother Wanda Cooper-Jones, right, at an event outside the Glynn County Courthouse, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Jackson's appearance in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan prompted defense attorney Kevin Gough to object to his presence in court. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Greg McMichael listens to proceedings during the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Rev. Al Sharpton, second from right, flanked by Ahmaud Arbery's parents, Wanda Cooper-Jones, left, and Marcus Arbery, right, speaks to over nearly 750 pastors, supporters and family of Ahmaud Arbery gathered outside the Glynn County Courthouse during a Wall of Prayer event, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Last week Sharpton's attendance in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan prompted defense attorney Kevin Gough to object to his presence and other Black pastors in court. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
APTOPIX Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Annie Polite, 87, of Brunswick, Ga., walks with her walker in front of a protest march as part of a Wall of Prayer event outside the Glynn County Courthouse, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The Rev. Al Sharpton organized the event after defense attorney Kevin Gough to objected to the presence of Black pastors in the courtroom. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Pastor Jamal Bryant, second from the right, leads a group prayer for to nearly 750 pastors, supporters and family of Ahmaud Arbery gathered outside the Glynn County Courthouse during a Wall of Prayer event, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Last week Sharpton's attendance in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan prompted defense attorney Kevin Gough to object to his presence and other Black pastors in court. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorneys Kevin Gough, right, and Laura Hogue speak during a break in the trial of the killers of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan, lower right, are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Travis McMichael testifies under cross-examination by prosecutor Linda Dunikoski at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. . Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael, and a neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Pastor Jamal Bryant, bottom center, leads a group prayer for to nearly 750 pastors, supporters and family of Ahmaud Arbery gathered outside the Glynn County Courthouse during a Wall of Prayer event, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Last week Sharpton's attendance in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan prompted defense attorney Kevin Gough to object to his presence and other Black pastors in court. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial A spectator raises her hands in prayer during a Wall of Prayer event outside the Glynn County Courthouse, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The event was organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton after defense attorney Kevin Gough object the presence Black pastors in the courtroom sitting next to Ahmaud Arbery's parents. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Greg McMichael listens to testimony during his trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
APTOPIX Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Civil rights activist Porchse Miller of Atlanta shouts into a megaphone during march that followed the Wall of Prayer event outside the Glynn County Courthouse, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The Rev. Al Sharpton organized the event after defense attorney Kevin Gough to objected to the presence of Black pastors in the courtroom. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Martin Luther King III, center, speaks to a crowd of nearly 750 pastors, supporters and family of Ahmaud Arbery during a Wall of Prayer event outside the Glynn County Courthouse , Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. King was joined by the Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and Ahmaud Arbery's father Marcus Arbery, left. Inside the courthouse the trial of trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan continues during the event. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Travis McMichael testifies under cross-examination by prosecutor Linda Dunikoski during the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael, his son Travis, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski shares evidence during the trial of the killers of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant William "Roddie" Bryan listens to court proceedings during the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Protesters stand outside the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga., during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) (Jeffrey Collins)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Hundreds of pastors rally during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan outside the Glynn County Courthouse, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, sits with Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, during the trial of Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael, and a neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Satilla Shores resident Brook Perez testifies during the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Travis McMichael testifies during his trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael, and a neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are charged charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael's defense attorney Jason B. Sheffield glances at the defense table while questioning his client on the witness stand during the trial of Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael's wife, Leigh McMichael, left, and her husband's Greg McMichael's attorney Laura Hogue, right, reacts during a recess during the trial Travis McMichael, his father and William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
APTOPIX Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael reacts to questions during his testimony in the trial of he and his father Greg McMichael and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael speaks from the witness stand during his trial Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael wipes his eyes during a recess in the testimony of his son Travis McMichael during their trial and trial of their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael wipes his eyes during a recess in the testimony of his son Travis McMichael during their trial and trial of their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks with attorney Jason B. Sheffield, right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael's wife, Leigh McMichael stands in the courtroom during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski asks for evidence be brought into the courtroom during Dr. Edmund R. Donoghue's testimony, in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center right, puts his arm around Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus, in a news conference during a break of the trial of three men charged with killing Arbery taking place at the Glynn County courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. A judge denied a defense attorney's request to kick Jackson out of the courtroom. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) (Jeffrey Collins)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski shows a photo shotgun pellets removed from the body of Ahmaud Arbery during medical examiner Dr. Edmund R. Donoghue's testimony, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Black and white pastors have set up a tent and are asking for prayers during the trial over the death of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. A call by a defense attorney to kick Black pastors out of the courtroom angered the community. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) (Jeffrey Collins)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski shows a photo of the bloody tee shirt with a large hole in it during Dr. Edmund R. Donoghue testimony, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael, center, listens to his attorney Bob Rubin, right, during his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks with attorney Jason B. Sheffield, right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael, center, listens to his attorney Bob Rubin, right, during his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Travis McMichael Travis McMichael, center, listens to his attorney Bob Rubin, right, during his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool, File)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski shows evidence to members of the defense during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Dr. Edmund R. Donoghue, right, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Forensic Pathology Specialist, examines shotgun pellets entered into evidence during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial William "Roddie" Bryan, center, listens to proceedings during his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Bryan, Greg McMichael along with his son Travis McMichael are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Kevin Gough argues a point during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Ahmaud Arbery's mother Wanda Cooper-Jones reacts to autopsy photos entered into evidence during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael looks at the gallery during the testimony of his son, Travis McMichael's in the trial of he, his son and William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Firearms expert Brian Leppard with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shows the jury where one of the wounds happened to Ahmaud Arbery during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Firearms expert Brian Leppard with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation demonstrates how to fire a 12-gage Remington pump shotgun as part of his testimony during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Firearms expert Brian Leppard with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shows the jury a 12-gage shotgun shell as part of evidence during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson enters the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 where he attended the morning session of the trial of three men accused of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, left, walks in with Jackson. Marcus Arbery, the father of slain jogger Ahmaud Arbery, applauds as the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks in front of the Glynn County Courthouse. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP) (Terry Dickson)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Firearms expert Brian Leppard with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation examines a 12-gage Remington pump shotgun as part of evidence during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, sits with Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, center, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
APTOPIX Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, listens to Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial prosecutor Linda Dunikoski shows an image from a video showing Ahmaud Arbery, left, stumbling to the ground near Travis McMichael, right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, holds hands with Marcus Arbery, center, father of Ahmaud Arbery, left, Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson enters the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 where he attended the morning session of the trial of three men accused of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, left, walks in with Jackson. Marcus Arbery, the father of slain jogger Ahmaud Arbery, applauds as the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks in front of the Glynn County Courthouse. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP) (Terry Dickson)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael. center, sits next to his attorney during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial William "Roddie" Bryan, center, sits next to his attorney Kevin Gough, left, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, sits with Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, center right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Reverend Al Sharpton of the National Action Network holds a news conference at the Glynn County courthouse during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Lewis M. Levine) (Lewis M. Levine)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Trial Family attorney Benjamin Crump, right, speaks as Marcus Arbery, second from right, his former wife Wanda Cooper, left, and the Rev. Al Sharpton listen outside the Glynn County courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Rev. Sharpton led a prayer and spoke out against injustice during the noon break in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Abery's shooting death. (AP Photo/Lewis M. Levine Coastal (Lewis M. Levine)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Trial The father and mother of Ahmaud Arbery, their lawyers, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Brunswick Mayor Cornell Harvey and others face a huge crowd of reporters outside the Glynn County courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Rev. Sharpton led a prayer and spoke out against injustice during the noon break in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Abery's shooting death. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP) (Terry Dickson)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial The Reverend Al Sharpton of the National Action Network holds a news conference at the Glynn County courthouse during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Lewis M. Levine) (Lewis M. Levine)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Trial Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, right, wipes his eyes alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton center, as Lee Merritt, left, one the family's lawyers speaks outside the Glynn County courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Rev. Sharpton led a prayer and spoke out against injustice during the noon break in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Abery's shooting death. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP) (Terry Dickson)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Trial Rev. Al Sharpton, right, and Barbara Arnwine, founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition, rest their hands on Marcus Arbery's shoulder as Lee Merritt, left, one of the Arbery family's lawyers, speaks about the slain Ahmaud Arbery outside the Glynn County courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Rev. Sharpton led a prayer and spoke out against injustice during the noon break in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Abery's shooting death. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP) (Terry Dickson)
Ahmaud Arbery-Georgia Trial Marcus Arbery, right, applauds as his former wife Wanda Cooper speaks about the slaying of their son Ahmaud Arbery as Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton stands between them outside the Glynn County courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Rev. Sharpton led a prayer and spoke out against injustice during the noon break in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Abery's shooting death. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP) (Terry Dickson)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael, left, listens to his attorney Robert Rubin during a recess in his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael along with his father Greg McMichael and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski shows a video of Ahmaud Arbery walking through a house under construction during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Glynn County Police Department Investigative Detective Parker Marcy sits on the witness stand during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael listens to his attorney Robert Rubin before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael along with his father Greg and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Franklin Hogue, left, and prosecutor Linda Dunikoski, right, talk before the trial of Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan starts in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Three white men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, who was chased and shot Feb. 23, 2020, after he was spotted running in a neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley responds to an objection by the prosecution during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael, center, sits with his attorney Laura Hogue, left, before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael along with his son Travis and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael, center, listens to arguments during the trial of himself, his son Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Ahmaud Arbery's father Marcus Arbery, center, and his attorney Benjamin Crump, left, leave the Glynn County Courtroom during the trial of during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of his son 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Kevin Gough argues an objection during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski argues a point during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael speaks to his attorney Robert Rubin during his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael along with his father Greg McMichael and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial William "Roddie" Bryan, center, waits for the trial of he and Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael to start in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Three white men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, who was chased and shot Feb. 23, 2020, after he was spotted running in a neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Glynn County Police Officer Jeff Brandeberry sits on the witness stand during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski shows a photo of defendant Travis McMichael during the trial of he and his father Greg McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley addresses an objection by the defense during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial William "Roddie" Bryan, center, listens to arguments during the trial of he, Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Franklin Hogue, left, and prosecutor Linda Dunikoski, right, talk before the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan starts in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Three white men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, who was chased and shot Feb. 23, 2020, after he was spotted running in a neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski, left, questions Glynn County Police Department Investigative Detective Parker Marcy, right, about his investigation during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael's attorney Jason B. Sheffield, center, questions Glynn County Police Department Investigative Detective Parker Marcy, right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Franklin Hogue speaks with other defense attorney's during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael's attorney's Robert Rubin, left, and Jason B. Sheffield, right, talk during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Franklin Hogue, left, and prosecutor Linda Dunikoski, right, talk before the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan starts in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Three white men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, who was chased and shot Feb. 23, 2020, after he was spotted running in a neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael, center, sits with his attorney Laura Hogue, left, before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael along with his son Travis and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski discusses a question with the defense team during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Greg McMichael, right, sits with his attorney's Laura Hogue, center, and Franklin Hogue, left, before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael along with his son Travis and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael listens to his attorney Robert Rubin before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Travis McMichael along with his father Greg and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool) (Stephen B. Morton)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Former Glynn County Police Officer Ricky Minshew points out defendant Travis McMichael during the trial for the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are charged with the February 2021 death of 25-year-old Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Glynn County Police Sgt. Shelia Ramos testifies during the trial for the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are charged with the February 2021 death of 25-year-old Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski, right, and defense attorney Franklin Hogue communicate during the trial of Greg McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Travis McMichael stands as the jury enters the room at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. McMichael is charged with the February 2021 shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Trial Of Ahmaud Arbery Killers Continues In Brunswick, Georgia BRUNSWICK, GA - NOVEMBER 8: Prosecutor Paul Camarillo carries the shotgun used in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on November 8, 2021 in Brunswick, Georgia. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are charged with the February 2021 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, talks with the media outside the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are on trial for murder and other crimes in the February 2020 slaying of her 25-year-old son. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Judge Timothy Walmsley, center, hears from defense attorney Jason Sheffield, left, and prosecutor Larissa Ollivierre during the trial of Greg McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant Greg McMichael listens to an attorney during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are on trial for murder and other crimes in the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant William "Roddie" Bryan listens to an attorney as police body camera footage is shown during trial at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorneys Jason Sheffield, left, and Robert Rubin talk during a break in trial at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son Travis McMichael and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Laura Hogue communicates with her co-counsel during the trial of Greg McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defendant William "Roddie" Bryan reacts as his cell phone video of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is played during his trial for Arbery's death at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Bryan, Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael are on trial for murder and other crimes for the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP) (Sean Rayford)
Ahmaud Arbery Juror Challenges Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Juror Challenges Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Juror Challenges Defense attorney Kevin Gough speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Robert Rubin speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Kevin Gough listens to opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Gregory McMichael listens to opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Franklin Hogue listens to opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski speaks during opening statementsin the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial William "Roddie" Bryan listens to opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Gregory McMichael sits during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Travis McMichael listens to opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (OCTAVIO JONES)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Gregory McMichael sits next to his attorney Laura Hogue during the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, himself and his son Travis McMichael, who are charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Gwynn County Superior Court, at the Gwynn County Superior Court, in Brunswick, Ga., Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Robert Rubin speaks during the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Gwynn County Superior Court, in Brunswick, Ga., Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Kevin Gough speaks during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Evidence is played on a screen during opening statements in the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan at the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial Defense attorney Robert Rubin speaks during the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Gwynn County Superior Court, in Brunswick, Ga., Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial William "Roddie" Bryan looks on during the trial of himself and Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, who are charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Gwynn County Superior Court, in Brunswick, Ga., Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Pool Photo via AP) (Octavio Jones)
BACKGROUND ON THE CASE
The killing of Arbery sparked national attention following the leak of a graphic video online that showed his final moments.
The 25-year-old was out for a run in the Satilla Shores neighborhood when he was chased by three men and shot and killed on Feb. 23, 2020.
The three men, Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, were arrested months later following an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation not only into the shooting, but how prosecutors Tom Durden and Jackie Johnson in southeast Georgia handled the case.
Now they are on trial for felony murder. The father and son duo confronted Arbery about recent trespassing and burglary incidents in the neighborhood and shot and killed him in the street. Bryan trailed them in his vehicle and recorded Arbery’s shooting death.
After nearly three weeks of trying to narrow down an impartial jury, the 12 seated jurors have been selected. The final selection includes 11 white people and one Black person.
