Plea Deal Reached With 2 of Ahmaud Arbery's Murderers in Hate Crimes Trial

In a statement Sunday night, Arbery’s parents said they are “vehemently against this deal” because they believe it would allow the men to serve time in a “preferred” federal prison.

In early January, Arbery's parents said they would not endorse a proposed deal for the same two defendants named in Sunday's notices — son Travis McMichael and father Gregory McMichael — to agree to serve 30 years each if they admitted they were motivated by hate.

In a statement Sunday night, Arbery's parents, Wanda Cooper Jones and Marcus Arbery, addressed the latest filings. They said they are"vehemently against this deal" because they believe it would allow the McMichaels to serve time for both cases in a"preferred" federal prison.

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