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Ex-prosecutor denies on the witness stand that she tried to protect Ahmaud Arbery's killers

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A former Georgia prosecutor has denied using her power to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

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A police officer testifies that an ex-prosecutor never obstructed her in the Ahmaud Arbery case

Read full article: A police officer testifies that an ex-prosecutor never obstructed her in the Ahmaud Arbery case

The case against a former Georgia district attorney charged with discouraging police from arresting the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 took a blow Thursday as a police supervisor testified that the accused prosecutor never obstructed her during the investigation.

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A police officer testifies that an ex-prosecutor never obstructed her in the Ahmaud Arbery case

Read full article: A police officer testifies that an ex-prosecutor never obstructed her in the Ahmaud Arbery case

The case against a former Georgia prosecutor accused of interfering with the police investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has taken a blow in the courtroom.

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Did Ahmaud Arbery's killers get help from a prosecutor? A jury hears clashing accounts

Read full article: Did Ahmaud Arbery's killers get help from a prosecutor? A jury hears clashing accounts

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are battling in court over whether a former district attorney tried to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

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More than 200 potential jurors summoned for trial of prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery's death

Read full article: More than 200 potential jurors summoned for trial of prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery's death

A judge is dismissing some of the more than 200 potential jurors summoned for the trial of a prosecutor accused of meddling with the investigation of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Defense for father, son convicted in murder of Ahmaud Arbery to present amended arguments Thursday in push for new trial

Read full article: Defense for father, son convicted in murder of Ahmaud Arbery to present amended arguments Thursday in push for new trial

The lawyers for the father, son and neighbor who are serving a life sentence for chasing down and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, will be back in court Thursday as they push to get a new trial.

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Brunswick prayer vigil held for ‘Ahmaud Arbery Day,’ 4 years after deadly encounter in Georgia

Read full article: Brunswick prayer vigil held for ‘Ahmaud Arbery Day,’ 4 years after deadly encounter in Georgia

Four years after Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down while jogging in the Satilla Shores neighborhood, near Brunswick, a prayer vigil is planned to honor his memory on the day named for the 25-year-old.

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Ahmaud Arbery's killers deny racist motives in appeals

Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery's killers deny racist motives in appeals

Three white men sentenced to prison in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions.

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Attorney says it’s unlikely that 3 men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery can overturn case after they file appeal

Read full article: Attorney says it’s unlikely that 3 men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery can overturn case after they file appeal

The men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in 2020 are now looking to have their hate crime convictions overturned.

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One of Arbery’s killers moved to medical prison in Georgia

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One of the men convicted of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood in 2020 has been moved to a medical prison, according to Georgia Department of Corrections records.

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Hearing delayed for ex-DA charged in wake of Ahmaud Arbery killing

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A judge has postponed a court hearing this week for a former Georgia prosecutor charged with meddling in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Attorney explains: Why would McMichaels, Bryan request federal over state prison?

Read full article: Attorney explains: Why would McMichaels, Bryan request federal over state prison?

The father and son convicted of murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

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Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Read full article: Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood have been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

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Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison

Read full article: Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison

The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in a Georgia neighborhood says he's afraid fellow inmates will kill him if he's sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder.

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McMichaels’ motion to acquit men of hate crimes charges denied

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A federal judge has denied a request to acquit three men convicted of hate crimes against Ahmaud Arbery.

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Arbery killers' sentencing for hate crimes moved to August

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A federal judge has postponed sentencing for the white men convicted of hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery until Aug. 8.

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Arbery's killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing

Read full article: Arbery's killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing

Sentencing is set for Aug. 1 for three white men convicted of federal hate crimes for chasing and killing Black man Ahmaud Arbery.

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Greg, Travis McMichael asks district court for judgement of acquittal in federal trial

Read full article: Greg, Travis McMichael asks district court for judgement of acquittal in federal trial

Greg and Travis McMichael, the white father and son who were convicted of committing a racially motivated hate crime in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, have asked a federal judge to overrule the jury’s guilty verdicts.

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Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred'

Read full article: Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred'

The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that returned hate crime convictions against the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery says he believes the verdicts show no one is above the law.

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I-TEAM: What will prison life be like for 3 men convicted of federal hate crimes?

Read full article: I-TEAM: What will prison life be like for 3 men convicted of federal hate crimes?

The News4JAX ITEAM is looking into what life will be like for the 3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery and NOW convicted of federal hate crimes.

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Arbery family, supporters set sights on former Brunswick DA after hate crimes verdicts

Read full article: Arbery family, supporters set sights on former Brunswick DA after hate crimes verdicts

Jackie Johnson was indicted in September. She’s charged with violating her oath as a public officer and obstructing police.

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Almost 2 years to day of fatal shooting, 3 men convicted of hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery killing

Read full article: Almost 2 years to day of fatal shooting, 3 men convicted of hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery killing

Nearly two years to the day that their son was shot dead in the street while jogging through a neighborhood in Satilla Shores, the parents of Ahmaud Arbery embraced in a federal courthouse in Brunswick on Tuesday as the verdicts were read against the three men convicted of taking his life.

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Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death

Read full article: Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death

The three white men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting have been found guilty of federal hate crimes.

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Jury adjourns for day without verdict in hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

Read full article: Jury adjourns for day without verdict in hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

A jury in Georgia has adjourned without a verdict in the federal hate crimes trial over the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Jury adjourns for day without verdict in hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

Read full article: Jury adjourns for day without verdict in hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

A jury in Georgia has adjourned without a verdict in the federal hate crimes trial over the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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The government and defense rest their case in federal hate crimes trial

Read full article: The government and defense rest their case in federal hate crimes trial

Witnesses in the federal hate crimes trial of the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery say they recall racist statements by two of the defendants.

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Witnesses recall racist comments by men in Arbery killing

Read full article: Witnesses recall racist comments by men in Arbery killing

Witnesses in the federal hate crimes trial of the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery say they recall racist statements by two of the defendants.

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Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants

Read full article: Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants

A police officer testifying at the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery says he told two of the defendants just days before the shooting that there was evidence the young Black man had done anything worse than trespassing.

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FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs

Read full article: FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs

An FBI intelligence analyst is going through dozens of text messages and social media posts in which two of the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs.

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Jury being sequestered in Arbery federal hate crimes trial: court order

Read full article: Jury being sequestered in Arbery federal hate crimes trial: court order

According to a court order signed Monday by Judge Lisa Godbey Wood, the jury in the Ahmaud Arbery federal hate crimes trial is being sequestered “throughout the course of the trial.”

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`I felt guilty': Neighbors recall Arbery's killing in court

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Neighbors of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery testified at the trio's federal hate crime trial about the shock they felt when gunshots rang out in their neighborhood.

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Prosecutor: Arbery's killers known to use racist slurs

Read full article: Prosecutor: Arbery's killers known to use racist slurs

A federal prosecutor says the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery had all expressed negative views toward Black people and used racist slurs in the past.

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Prosecutor: Ahmaud Arbery’s killers known to use racist slurs

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The three white men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery had histories of making racist comments or using slurs in text messages that stunned their friends and colleagues, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday as the trio stood trial on hate crime charges in the 25-year-old Black man’s death.

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Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

Read full article: Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery says she plans to seat a jury Monday, and expects attorneys to make their opening statements as well.

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Judge in Ahmaud Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

Read full article: Judge in Ahmaud Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said she will seat a jury Monday after a week spent asking potential jurors what they already know about the Black man’s death as well as their views on racism in America.

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Jury selection could wrap up soon in Arbery death federal trial

Read full article: Jury selection could wrap up soon in Arbery death federal trial

With 57 potential jurors qualified so far, jury selection in the federal hate crimes trial of the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery could wrap up soon.

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Jury selection resumes in Arbery death federal trial

Read full article: Jury selection resumes in Arbery death federal trial

Jury selection is off to a fast start in the federal hate crimes trial of the three men already convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

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July selection moving quickly in Arbery death federal trial

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The questioning of potential jurors in the federal hate crimes trial of the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery is moving quickly.

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Jury selection begins in federal hate crimes trial for convicted Ahmaud Arbery killers

Read full article: Jury selection begins in federal hate crimes trial for convicted Ahmaud Arbery killers

The judge plans to bring in 1,000 potential jurors from more than 40 Georgia counties.

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Arbery killers' failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial

Read full article: Arbery killers' failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial

Three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are heading for a second trial in federal court, where jury selection could be complicated by failed plea bargains in the case.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge Friday, electing to stand trial for a second time in the 2020 killing of a Black man that became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice.

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Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

Read full article: Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery is withdrawing his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge.

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Greg McMichael won’t plead to hate crime in Arbery death

Read full article: Greg McMichael won’t plead to hate crime in Arbery death

The man who initiated the deadly chased that led to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery has reversed course and decided not to plead guilty to a federal hate crime charge.

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Men who killed Ahmaud Arbery must decide federal pleas by Friday after deals rejected

Read full article: Men who killed Ahmaud Arbery must decide federal pleas by Friday after deals rejected

The father and son convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have until Friday to decide their next steps after a federal judge rejected a plea deal Monday between prosecutors and Travis McMichael.

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Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Read full article: Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the white man convicted of murder for fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, whose parents angrily objected to the deal as unfair and unjust.

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Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Read full article: Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the white man convicted of murder for fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, whose parents angrily objected to the deal as unfair and unjust.

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Plea deals filed for two of the men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery

Read full article: Plea deals filed for two of the men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery

New court documents reveal federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with the father and son convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery.

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One more hearing for Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ahead of federal hate crimes trial

Read full article: One more hearing for Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ahead of federal hate crimes trial

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers will be one step closer to their federal hate crimes trial after the final pretrial hearing on Monday.

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Judge to decide what evidence to allow in federal hate crimes trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

Read full article: Judge to decide what evidence to allow in federal hate crimes trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

The three Georgia men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery were back in court Friday -- this time for a hearing ahead of their federal hate crimes trial.

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Unheard evidence of racism expected ‘front and center’ in federal trial against Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers

Read full article: Unheard evidence of racism expected ‘front and center’ in federal trial against Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers

The three white men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery will soon face standing trial a second time.

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Hate crimes trial in Arbery killing will put racism up front

Read full article: Hate crimes trial in Arbery killing will put racism up front

The three white men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery will soon face standing trial a second time.

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‘I see his execution in my mind over and over’: Family shares grief as Arbery’s killers sentenced to life

Read full article: ‘I see his execution in my mind over and over’: Family shares grief as Arbery’s killers sentenced to life

Before a judge determines Friday whether the three men convicted in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery will be given the possibility of parole for their mandatory life sentences, Arbery’s family shared with the court how his murder has impacted their lives.

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Attorney for one of Arbery’s convicted killers plans to challenge constitutionality of mandatory life sentence

Read full article: Attorney for one of Arbery’s convicted killers plans to challenge constitutionality of mandatory life sentence

With his client facing a mandatory term of life in prison for felony murder, attorney Kevin Gough told News4JAX that he plans to challenge the constitutionality of that sentence ahead of Friday’s sentencing hearing for the three men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s family awaits sentencing of 3 men convicted in slaying

Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery’s family awaits sentencing of 3 men convicted in slaying

As they await the judge’s decision in the sentencing of the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old’s family remains hopeful, grateful and prayerful, his aunt Thea Brooks told News4JAX.

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Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

Read full article: Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.

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Men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery killing set to be sentenced Friday

Read full article: Men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery killing set to be sentenced Friday

The three men convicted in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are set to be sentenced Friday.

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The Ahmaud Arbery case is not over. Convicted murderers to face hate crime charges in 2022.

Read full article: The Ahmaud Arbery case is not over. Convicted murderers to face hate crime charges in 2022.

The three men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder will face sentencing and a federal hate crimes trial 2022.

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EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?

Defendants spoke directly to jurors in a series of recent high-profile trials, defying conventional wisdom that the risks of a client taking the stand usually outweigh the benefits.

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2021 Notebook: Redrawing the conversation about race

Read full article: 2021 Notebook: Redrawing the conversation about race

After 2020 became a year of racial reckoning with the public killing of George Floyd and the protests of injustices against Black people, 2021 offered a follow-up year.

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Jan. 7 sentencing set for men convicted in Arbery killing

Read full article: Jan. 7 sentencing set for men convicted in Arbery killing

A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Broader jury pool sought for Arbery death hate crimes trial

Read full article: Broader jury pool sought for Arbery death hate crimes trial

Attorneys in the upcoming federal hate crimes trial of the white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery want the jury pool to come from an expansive area of Georgia.

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Defense attorney says ‘shame on GoFundMe’ after campaign for one of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers shut down

Read full article: Defense attorney says ‘shame on GoFundMe’ after campaign for one of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers shut down

Two online fundraisers for William “Roddie” Bryan have been shut down, including a GoFundMe page.

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Expect appeals soon from 3 men convicted of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder

Read full article: Expect appeals soon from 3 men convicted of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder

Defense attorneys are looking to file appeals on behalf of their clients who were found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in southeast Georgia.

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Attorney on Arbery verdict: Without video, ‘I’m not sure we’d be here at all’

Read full article: Attorney on Arbery verdict: Without video, ‘I’m not sure we’d be here at all’

Both the prosecution and the defense in the trial over the death of Ahmaud Arbery used video of the 25-year-old man’s killing as a way to try and prove their case to the jury.

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EXPLAINER: Trio guilty of killing Ahmaud Arbery. What now?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: Trio guilty of killing Ahmaud Arbery. What now?

The killing got captured on video and shared around the world.

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Jury re-watches Ahmaud Arbery shooting video before reaching verdict

Read full article: Jury re-watches Ahmaud Arbery shooting video before reaching verdict

Jurors returned to the Glynn County Courthouse Wednesday for the second day of deliberations in the trial of three white men charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery.

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Group prays for Ahmaud Arbery’s family, jurors, community

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As the jury in the trial of three men charged with murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery deliberated inside the Glynn County Courthouse on Tuesday, clergy members, activists and community members gathered outside.

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EXPLAINER: What instructions did jury get in Arbery death?

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Before the jurors in the trial of the three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery retired to the jury room to begin their deliberations, the judge read them specific instructions on the law that’s applicable to this case.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says she believes jury will return with guilty verdicts

Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says she believes jury will return with guilty verdicts

As jury deliberations began Tuesday afternoon, Ahmaud Arbery’s mother Wanda Cooper Jones said she believes all three men will be found guilty of killing her son.

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Jury begins deliberations in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

Read full article: Jury begins deliberations in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

The trial of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery is now in the hands of the jury.

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Jury gets case of white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's death

Read full article: Jury gets case of white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's death

Jurors in the case of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery have deliberated for more than five hours.

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Facebook posts in Arbery trial reflect online neighbor fear

Read full article: Facebook posts in Arbery trial reflect online neighbor fear

Months before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, shooter Travis McMichael posted a simple, chilling response to a Facebook post about a suspected car burglary on his Georgia neighborhood: “Arm up.”.

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Trial takeaways: Arbery’s killer testifies; pastors rally

Read full article: Trial takeaways: Arbery’s killer testifies; pastors rally

The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery took the witness stand to tell jurors he pulled the trigger fearing for his own life.

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Attorney accuses Arbery advocates of `lynching' defendants

Read full article: Attorney accuses Arbery advocates of `lynching' defendants

A defense attorney in the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death is likening a large courthouse rally and other actions supporting the slain Black man's family to a “public lynching” of the white defendants.

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EXPLAINER: What are the charges in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: What are the charges in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing?

Jurors in the trial of the three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery must decide whether one or all of them is guilty of murder.

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Black pastors lead hundreds in rally to support Ahmaud Arbery’s family in Glynn County

Read full article: Black pastors lead hundreds in rally to support Ahmaud Arbery’s family in Glynn County

As the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery returned to the witness stand Thursday morning, more than 100 faith leaders from around the country planned to rally outside the Glynn County Courthouse in support of Arbery’s family.

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Defense attorneys rest in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Read full article: Defense attorneys rest in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Defense attorneys for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery rested Thursday after calling a total of seven witnesses.

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Defense attorneys rest their cases at Arbery death trial

Read full article: Defense attorneys rest their cases at Arbery death trial

Defense attorneys for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery rested Thursday after calling a total of seven witnesses.

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Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’

Read full article: Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’

Defense lawyers now get their turn in the murder trial of three white men for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Man who shot Arbery testifies: 'He had my gun. He struck me'

Read full article: Man who shot Arbery testifies: 'He had my gun. He struck me'

The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has testified at his murder trial that the 25-year-old Black man forced him to make a split-second “life or death” decision by attacking him and grabbing his shotgun.

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Prosecution rests in trial of men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery

Read full article: Prosecution rests in trial of men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery

Ahmaud Arbery’s autopsy photos are being shown to jurors at the murder trial of three white men who chased the Black man down before he was fatally shot in their neighborhood last year.

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Shotgun caused gaping hole in Arbery's chest, fatal bleeding

Read full article: Shotgun caused gaping hole in Arbery's chest, fatal bleeding

The shotgun blasts that hit Ahmaud Arbery punched a gaping hole in his chest and unleashed massive bleeding.

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Tensions flare in Ahmaud Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits

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Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson walked into the courthouse arm-in-arm with Ahmaud Arbery’s family as trial testimony entered a second week Monday in the case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Arbery after they spotted the 25-year-old Black man running in their neighborhood.

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Tensions flare in Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits

Read full article: Tensions flare in Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits

A judge is denying requests to declare a mistrial in the case of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery.

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EXPLAINER: What the defense in Arbery’s killing is arguing

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Georgia's citizen's arrest and self-defense laws are key to the defense strategy in the trial of the three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warning

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A police officer says he would have given Ahmaud Arbery a warning for trespassing inside the unfinished home from which the young Black man was seen running before he was chased and fatally shot.

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Attorney: No more `Black pastors' in court for Arbery case

Read full article: Attorney: No more `Black pastors' in court for Arbery case

An attorney for one of three white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia says he doesn't want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom.

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Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury

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Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death are watching security camera videos from a home under construction that the 25-year-old Black man was seen running from before he was fatally shot.

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Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury

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Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death are watching security camera videos from a home under construction that the 25-year-old Black man was seen running from before he was fatally shot.

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Testimony: Ahmaud Arbery slaying defendant changed his story

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The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery's death rapidly changed his story to police on why he suspected Arbery was a criminal.

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Graphic photos of Ahmaud Arbery's wounds shown to jury

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Jurors in a Georgia courtroom have been shown graphic crime scene photos of the gunshot wounds that killed Ahmaud Arbery.

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Dramatic moments as testimony begins in Ahmaud Arbery slaying case

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Ahmaud Arbery's mother put her head in her hands and wept as body cam video that showed the aftermath of her son's shooting was played in court Friday.

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Attorneys present jurors with dueling portraits of Arbery

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Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented dueling portraits of Ahmaud Arbery to jurors on the first day of the murder trial for three men charged in his death.

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Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even begins

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The trial hasn't even started and yet issues of race are at the forefront of the case in which three white men are charged with murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery.

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Juror replaced with alternate in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

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Twelve jurors, along with three alternates, will be seated and sworn in Friday, when opening statements are expected in the trial of the three men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery, according to the judge.

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Judge won’t change racial makeup of jury in Arbery slaying

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Prosecutors spoke out against racial disparities in the selected jury pool of 65 for the trial of the three men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

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One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slaying

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The judge in the trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery has declined to override decisions in jury selection that left just one Black juror on the final panel of 12.

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After 11 days, jury pool of 65 picked in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

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After 11 days, the magic number of jurors needed to move forward with the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery was reached on Tuesday.

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Potential jurors see racism behind Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying

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Some people questioned during jury selection about the killing of Ahmaud Arbery have said he was “racially profiled” by the white men who chased and shot him.

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Only ⅓ people screened so far in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial qualify for jury pool

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Jury selection in the trial of three men charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery is slogging through a second with,

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