Greg McMichael reversed his plan to plead guilty in the federal case days after a U.S. District Court judge rejected terms of a plea deal that was met with passionate objections by Arbery’s parents.
McMichael’s defense attorney said in a legal notice filed jointly with prosecutors that McMichael plans to stand trial for a second time in Arbery’s death.
Greg McMichael, and his son, Travis McMichael look at family members seated in the gallery when they walk into the courtroom for the reading of the jury's verdict. A federal judge rejected a plea deal for Travis McMichael. Wanda Cooper-Jones said she was upset to learn a plea was on the table.Both men had planned to plead guilty to a hate crime charge earlier this week after prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed on a 30-year sentence that would include a request to transfer the McMichaels from Georgia’s state prison system to federal custody.
Prosecutors asked the judge to approve the plea deals despite the objections from Arbery’s family. Prosecutor Tara Lyons said that attorneys for Arbery’s parents told the U.S. Justice Department that the family wouldn’t object to the plea deals.
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