How a Plea Deal in the Arbery Hate Crime Case Unraveled
The New York Times
Prosecutors thought they had come up with an ironclad deal to put Ahmaud Arbery’s killers away. But for his family, it wasn’t enough.
ATLANTA — Tara M. Lyons stood in a courtroom in Brunswick, Ga., this week with a dilemma no prosecutor wants.
She had a deal with two of the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery, who had agreed to 30-year sentences on federal hate crime charges. But Mr. Arbery’s family was firmly against it.
“I understand the anger, the pain and the struggle that the family is feeling with this resolution,” Ms. Lyons told the court. “I have no doubt if my son were chased down and shot like an animal because of the color of his skin, I would feel the same.”
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