Verdict reached in federal hate crimes trial for killing of Ahmaud Arbery
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A verdict has been reached in the federal hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The verdict is expected to be announced in court shortly. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan were all convicted of murder and other charges in November.
Arbery was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, in February 2020. Cellphone video of the incident showed the McMichaels chasing Arbery as he jogged through the neighborhood. The two men cornered the 25-year-old with their pickup truck before Travis McMichael shot Arbery with a shotgun. Bryan helped chase Arbery and recorded the shooting on his cellphone.
The incident sparked national outrage, as did the fact that the three suspects were not arrested until two months after Arbery's death.
