The three men arrested and charged with the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery were indicted by a grand jury on malice and felony murder charges
In addition to filming the killing, Bryan is accused of blocking Arbery’s escape when the McMichaels were pursuing Arbery in a pickup truck. After Arbery eluded Bryan’s vehicle, both Bryan and the McMichaels pursued Arbery, leading to a confrontation and ultimately his death.
“The family of Ahmaud Arbery was relieved to learn that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has taken William ‘Roddie’ Bryan into custody,” lawyers for Arbery’s family said in a statement said in a statement. “We called for his arrest from the very beginning of this process. His involvement in the murder of Mr. Arbery was obvious to us, to many around the country and after their thorough investigation it was clear to the GBI as well.”
Following the release of the cellphone footage, Brady said he received death threats for his alleged role in the slaying. “I had nothing to do with it. I’m trying to get my life back to normal, and it’s been smeared for the last week,” Bryan previously told WJAX . “I was told I was a witness and I’m not sure what I am, other than receiving a bunch of threats.”
“My client was responding to what he saw, which was someone in the community he didn’t know being followed by a vehicle he recognized,” Bryan’s attorney added. “Without going into details about the level of crime in this community in this subdivision, I think most people in this subdivision were aware that there were issues.”
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