A federal hate crime trial for father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael is scheduled to begin in February.
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 for themselves and a neighbor, William"Roddie" Bryan, in the Glynn County Courthouse on Nov. 24, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men were charged with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. A U.S.
Arbery's parents, Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery, spoke in a hearing on Monday against the deal that would have allowed the two men to serve their time in a federal prison instead of a state one. Cooper-Jones called the proposed deal"disrespectful.""They killed my son because he's a Black man. I'm asking on behalf of his family, on behalf of his memory, and on the behalf of fairness that you do not grant this plea," she continued.
The judge gave Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael 48 hours to decide whether to stick with their plea or go to trial. After rejecting Travis McMichael's plea, she proceeded with plans to gather potential jurors next week, The Associated Press reported. Late Sunday, prosecutors announced they had reached a deal with the McMichaels, according to court documents the U.S. attorneys filed.
In its notices to the court, the Department of Justice asked that the charges against the McMichaels be disposed of. Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, co-signed the letter with U.S. Attorney David Estes and three other Justice Department attorneys.The McMichaels, along with William"Roddie" Bryan were
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