Judge rejects plea deal on federal hate crimes charges for man convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery
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A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for a man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.
Arbery's parents denounced the proposed deal for Travis McMichael, with mother Wanda Cooper-Jones and father Marcus Arbery emotionally asking the judge to reject agreements filed for McMichael and his father, Greg McMichael.
In rejecting the deal, U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood said it would have locked her into specific terms — including 30 years in federal prison — at sentencing. Wood said that in this case it would only be appropriate to consider the family's wishes at sentencing, which the proposed deal wouldn't allow.
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