
Defense attorney in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial sought a plea deal for one defendant and was declined, Arbery's mother's lawyer says
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A defense attorney for William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., one of the three men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery, asked prosecutors for a plea deal and was declined, according to Lee Merritt, attorney for Ahmaud Arbery's mother.
William "Roddie" Bryan Jr.'s lawyer "asked for a plea deal before resting their case. Prosecutors declined any plea offer," Lee Merritt, an attorney for Wanda Cooper-Jones, said Friday.
The district attorney's office that is prosecuting the case declined to comment about being approached about a plea deal.

Judge restricts federal response to Minnesota protests amid outrage over immigration agents’ tactics
Immigration agents carrying out a sweeping operation in Minnesota can’t deploy certain crowd-control measures against peaceful protesters or arrest them, a federal judge ruled Friday. The order follows widespread outrage over a fatal shooting, reports of US citizens getting detained and Minnesotans getting asked for documents for no clear reason.

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