Community members say a lack of information and attitudes about privilege and race have tainted an emotional case that has grabbed national attention.
The case was transferred to George Barnhill, the prosecutor for the neighboring Waycross Judicial District. But it was revealed that Barnhill's son also works in the district attorney's office in Brunswick, where Gregory McMichael was employed, and Arbery's family and supporters pushed for Barnhill to recuse himself. He did so in April.
A 911 call made before the chase suggested that a black man — a potential burglary suspect — had been looking around a home on the McMichaels' block that was under construction. "It's very strange coming from a district attorney who is supposed to be a victim advocate," Richards said.Protesters gather on May 5, 2020 in the area where Ahmaud Arbery was killed in Satilla Shores, Ga.Richards said he also helped coordinate community members to write letters to the editor of The Brunswick News, which in late February noted that police had been releasing"scant" information on the case.
Lee Merritt, an attorney for Arbery's family, said earlier Thursday on MSNBC that he is"most concerned" about what he believes is"a level of corruption" in the early investigation, and would like to know what role the relationship between the McMichaels and the district attorney's office played and why they were not immediately arrested.
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