Prosecutors reach plea deals with Travis and Gregory McMichael on hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery's murder, which family attorney vows to oppose
Details of the agreement were not specified in the filing, but an attorney for Arbery's mother said the family"is devastated" by the deal and vows to oppose it. The McMichaels were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole in a Glynn County, Georgia, court in early January for murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black jogger.The men were also indicted on federal hate crimes charges. That trial was scheduled to begin February 7, according to court documents.
The McMichaels told police they believed Arbery was a suspect in recent burglaries in the neighborhood and followed him. Bryan, a neighbor, got in a vehicle and also pursued Arbery as he was jogging.Travis McMichael exited the vehicle after catching up to Arbery, and a struggle over McMichael's firearm resulted in Travis McMichael shooting and killing Arbery.
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