Ahmaud Arbery's family slams federal prosecutor's deal with men convicted in murder
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A plea deal purported to allow the white father and son convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery to serve time in federal prison is being slammed by Arbery's family.
A plea deal purported to allow the white father and son convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery to serve a large part of their sentence in federal prison is being slammed by the family of the 26-year-old Black jogger who said the agreement was negotiated behind their backs.
Federal prosecutors filed notices of plea agreements for Travis McMichael, 35, and his 66-year-old father, Gregory McMichael, on Sunday in U.S. District Court in Brunswick, Georgia, and requested a hearing on Monday for a judge to review and approve the deal, according to court records.
The McMichaels and William "Roddie" Bryan, 52, were all convicted in November on state murder charges and sentenced to life in prison. Travis and Gregory McMichael were sentenced without the possibility of parole.
Next week, all three men were scheduled to go on trial on federal hate crime charges stemming from Arbery's 2020 slaying. No plea agreement was announced for Bryan, who is now poised to stand trial alone in federal court.
