Three White men convicted in the February 2020 killing of 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced for hate crimes
Their neighbor William"Roddie" Bryan Jr., the third man involved in Arbery's killing, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood to 35 years, which will be served at the same time as his state sentence.All three men already are serving life sentences for their convictions in state court on a series of charges related to the killing of the 25-year-old Black man, including felony murder. They will be remanded to state custody to begin their sentences, the judge ruled.
Ahmaud Arbery's mom happy about verdict, angry at DOJ. Here's why 02:09The judge noted that Bryan, who recorded the shooting and notified police of the video, should be distinguished from the McMichaels. Bryan was not armed while the McMichaels were."To give you a life sentence would be to not distinguish you at all from the McMichaels," she said, adding that Bryan still deserved a long sentence. She noted he would be 90 when his federal sentence ends.
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