The Guilty Verdicts for the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery Will Never Feel Like Justice
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The white father and son pair grabbed their guns and pursued Arbery through the Satilla Shores neighborhood of Brunswick, Ga., after seeing Arbery jogging in the neighborhood. Bryan, a neighbor, joined the two men in a second pickup truck while filming their pursuit; he would capture video of Arbery’s murder.
Travis McMichael was found guilty of nine counts: malice murder, four counts felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault as well as one count each of false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit a felony. McMichael faces at least a life sentence in prison, but prosecutors have said they plan to seek a life sentence without parole possibility. The judge will decide if McMichael will face all sentences consecutively or concurrently.
Arbery’s father, Marcus Arbery Sr., was asked to leave the courtroom after the first verdict was read.” after hearing the first guilty count of the man who shot his son, according to CNN. McMichael’s father, Gregory, was found guilty of found counts of felony murder with a maximum sentence of life without parole on each count; two counts of aggravated assault as well as a count of false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit a felony. Gregory is also indicted on federal hate crime charges.
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