Racist father and son received hate crime life sentence aftermurder of Ahmaud Arbery rice field.
On Monday, Judge Lisa Godbeewood of theU.S. District Courtgave life imprisonment to 66-year-old Gregory McMichael and her 36-year-old son Travis McMichael. declared. Regarding the federal hate crime (25.
) in his murder of Ahmaud Arbery in 2020, the two attacked him on the basis of race to civil rights. infringed and convicted of attempted. Kidnapping
In the afternoon of February 2020, Mr. and Mrs. McMichael grabbed their guns, jumped into his pickup truck, and pursued him.
Their neighbor Brian joins his truck in his pickup, pulls out a cell phone, andfires a shotgun at close range to see Travis. Recorded.
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Glynn County Detention Center/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)Arbery was wearing nothing, running clothes and trainers. rice field.
Young McMichael, the former US Coast Guard mechanic who shot Arbery, was sentenced to life in prison without parole and he was sentenced to ten years. Meanwhile, former Glynn County police officer Gregory was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Two are already serving life sentences - with no possibility of parole after being convicted of Arbery's murder at a state trial last November.
Last year, two of his men, including his 52-year-old William 'Rody' Bryan, who filmed the murder, were found guilty of murder, aggravated assault, wrongful imprisonment, and criminal intent to commit felonies. was convicted in state court. A jury dismissing a claim of self-defense.
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POOL/AFP via Getty Images)In sentencing young McMichael, Wood said he shot Arbery at close range. A widely viewed video footage was burned inside. her memory.
"You acted because of the color of Mr. Arbery's skin," the judge told McMichael, who paled when the verdict was handed down.
However, trouble arose in Mr. and Mrs. McMichael's trial after their pleas to move to federal prison and serve their sentences were denied.
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POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Travis' attorney He argued that transferring him would be safer than state prison. He fears the infamous shooting has angered other inmates who are now seeking revenge.
Attorney Amy Lee Copeland said in court: I'm here.
Meanwhile, 52-year-old William 'Roddie' Bryan was found guilty of hate crime Monday afternoon by a U.S. District Court judge in Brunswick, Georgia.
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REUTERS)Gregory McMichael, who testified before the sentencing, told the Arbery family: He said he prayed for "God's peace" to come to them.
"I'm sure my words mean little to you, but I want to say, I didn't want this to happen. That day, my heart Nor was there any malice on his son's mind."
He also apologized to his son for previously declining the opportunity to testify, and did not expressly apologize to Arbery's family.
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POOL/AFP via Getty Images)because McMichaels and Brian were not arrested However, Arbery's family reportedly saw Travis in person several times during his victim impact statement prior to his sentencing.
At the man's first hearing, Marcus He Arbery, the father of the murdered man, said in court:
Referring to Travis McMichael, he added: "You hate black people."
Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said at the second hearing, "Her father actually took her son's life." I had a hard time understanding that I could accompany him," he said. Gregory McMichael.
Arbery's case is his one in a string of black killings in recent years that have brought attention to issues of racism in the U.S. criminal justice system and law enforcement.
It also highlighted the wider issue of gun violence in the United States.
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