Surveillance video recorded minutes before the slaying of a jogger that has sent ripples of shock across the nation proves the Georgia man was not involved in a crime, attorneys for Ahmaud Arbery's family say.
that Arbery was racially profiled after an initial video of the incident surfaced on social media in recent weeks.
The new surveillance video confirmed that Arbery's slaying"was not justified, and the actions of the men who pursued him and ambushed him were," the lawyers said in the statement."We reiterate, Ahmaud Arbery did not take part in ANY felony, had no illegalThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation has said it was reviewing additional video footage and photographs as part of the murder probe.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested McMichael, 64, and his son, 34.
Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson had previously recused herself from the case because Gregory McMichael was a retired investigator from her office. Gregory McMichael is also a former Glynn County police officer.The director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it was looking into all people involved in the Arbery case,Bryan was not aware that he was under investigation until Friday morning when the GBI made the announcement, said attorney Kevin Gough, who is representing Bryan.
While his firm had not been retained to represent anyone in the case, Tucker said it may be. He also said he obtained the video from the person who recorded it.Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, said she thinks her son, a former high school football player, was simply jogging for exercise before he was killed.
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