Travis McMichael testifies Ahmaud Arbery was "just running" and did not threaten him before fatal encounter

Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020, resumed testifying in his own defense on Thursday, returning to the witness stand to answer questions from prosecutors.

McMichael, 35, is on trial alongside his father, Gregory McMichael, and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan. All three are charged with murder and other counts for the death of Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was jogging in the neighborhood, The three defendants have separately been charged by the Justice Department with federal hate crimes. They have pleaded not guilty and claim they were acting in self-defense.

On cross examination, Cobb County senior assistant district attorney Linda Dunikoski questioned McMichael about differences between his statement to police in the hours after the shooting and his explanation to the jury regarding details surrounding the chase leading up to Arbery's death.