Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in a Georgia neighborhood was sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.
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. Wood declined their request.
Before the Monday sentencings, Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said that every day she feels every shot fired at her son. Greg McMichael’s attorney, A.J. Balbo, also cited the Chauvin sentence as well as his client’s age and health problems, which he said include a stroke and depression. A state Superior Court judge imposed life sentences for the McMichaels and Bryan in January for Arbery’s murder, with both McMichaels denied any chance of parole.
In court filings last week, both Travis and Greg McMichael asked to serve their time a federal prison, saying they won’t be safe in a Georgia prison system that’s the subject of a U.S. Justice Department investigation focused on violence between inmates.
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