Ahmaud Arbery

U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood handed down the sentences against Travis McMichael, 36, and his father, Greg McMichael, 66.

Bryan had a sentencing hearing scheduled later Monday in the federal case. In February, a federal jury convicted the McMichaels and neighbour William “Roddie” Bryan of violating Arbery’s civil rights, concluding they targeted him because of his race. Bryan joined the pursuit in his own truck and recorded cellphone video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery with a shotgun. “There was no malice in my heart or my son’s heart that day.” The McMichaels told police they suspected Arbery was a burglar, but investigators determined he was unarmed and had committed no crimes. And what happened a jury found happened because he’s Black,” Wood said.

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The McMichaels were previously sentenced to life without parole in state court for Arbery’s murder and had asked the judge to divert them to a federal prison to serve their sentences, saying they were worried about their safety in the state prison system. Bryan, a neighbor, joined the pursuit in his own truck and recorded cellphone video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery with a shotgun. In February, a federal jury convicted the McMichaels and Bryan of violating Arbery’s civil rights, concluding they targeted him because of his race. The McMichaels told police they suspected Arbery was a burglar, but investigators determined he was unarmed and had committed no crimes. Only Travis McMichael, who fired the fatal shots, chose to remain silent when given a chance to speak in court. William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, who recorded cellphone video of the slaying, was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

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Both McMichaels sought to be transferred out of the state prison system into a federal prison they perceived as safer. “This case involves at least in part concerns of vigilante justice,” she told the court. Mr. Arbery, an avid jogger and fitness buff, was running through the leafy, mostly white Satilla Shores neighbourhood, near Brunswick, on a February, 2020, afternoon when the McMichaels decided to grab their guns, jump in a pickup truck and give chase. “The loss that you’ve endured is beyond description,” he said as some of Mr. Arbery’s relatives wiped away tears in a crowded courtroom that included civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. “I’m sure that my words mean very little to you, but I want to assure you I never wanted any of this to happen. The three already are serving life sentences after being convicted of murder in a state trial last November, with only Mr. Bryan given the possibility of parole. No evidence ever emerged connecting Mr. Arbery to any Satilla Shore thefts. It also highlighted the broader issue of U.S. gun violence. Mr. Arbery’s case is one in a series of killings of Black people in recent years that have drawn attention to the issue of racism in the U.S. criminal justice system and law enforcement. “I struggled to come to the realization that a father could actually accompany his son to take a life,” Wanda Cooper Jones, Mr. Arbery’s mother, told the second hearing in urging a life sentence for Gregory. The judge said Mr. Bryan deserved a shorter sentence than the McMichaels because he not bring a gun to the chase. All three then were convicted in February of federal charges of violating Mr. Arbery’s civil rights by attacking him because of his race and of attempted kidnapping, with the McMichaels also found guilty of a firearms charge. A judge sentenced a white father and son to life in prison and their neighbour to 35 years on Monday for a federal hate crime in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot after jogging in a suburban Georgia neighbourhood in a case exemplifying racist violence and vigilantism in America.

The father and son who are serving life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery's murder were again sentenced to life in prison on federal hate crime charges.

He apologized to his wife and son and addressed the Arbery family's grief. A.J. Balbo expressed concerns about his client’s health and argued his sentencing shouldn’t exceed that of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd outside a convenience store. The McMichaels were denied any chance of parole in their life sentences. "I’m sure my words mean very little to you, but I want to assure you, I never wanted any of this to happen," he said. Gregory McMichael's attorney also asked for leniency in his sentencing and that he serve part of the sentences in federal prison, citing state facility conditions. Experts said the federal convictions in Arbery's death are not just symbolic. Prosecutors in the federal trial, which lasted a week, included evidence they said showed the men killed Arbery out of racial animus, such as racial slurs and repeated racist characterization of Black people who committed alleged crimes. His father, Gregory, who initiated the deadly pursuit of the jogger, will serve life in state prison plus seven years. Although hate crimes reports have risen in recent years, the offenses are rarely prosecuted. “I am concerned my client faces a backdoor death penalty,” she said. Prosecutors allege Johnson used her position to protect McMichael and his son. Travis McMichael, who fatally shot Arbery, will serve his federal sentence of life plus 10 years.

Gregory and Travis McMichael, the White father and son convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, were sentenced Monday to life in prison after their ...

Travis McMichael fears for his life in a state prison, Copeland said, telling the court his client had received "hundreds" of threats. The defense also argued Travis McMichael shot Arbery in self-defense as they wrestled over McMichael's shotgun. Prosecutors acknowledged Arbery had entered the home in the past, but he never took anything. She and other members of Arbery's family asked the judge to give Travis McMichael the maximum possible sentence under federal guidelines. "I didn't want to believe that, because me as a mother, I could never accompany my son to do any type of crime." The judge ruled both McMichaels did not have the funds to pay a fine.