Judge throws out felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case, ending trial
A judge dismissed the 2021 indictment charging ex-prosecutor Jackie Johnson, citing technical errors with its wording. More
February 5, 2025
Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was chased by three men in pickup trucks before he was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, on Feb. 23, 2020. Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan were convicted in his death.
Ex-prosecutor on trial for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case
Ex-prosecutor Jackie Johnson is standing trial in the same courthouse where Ahmaud Arbery’s assailants were convicted of murder in 2021. More
January 29, 2025
Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arbery in court arguing for new trial
Attorneys for Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William 'Roddie' Bryan are making a range of arguments for a new trial. More
October 24, 2024
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery | Victim to Verdict Podcast
Ahmaud Arbery was out jogging when three white men chased and shot him multiple times. This episode examines the case, trial, and fight for justice. More
October 11, 2024
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers to argue appeals of their hate crime convictions
Attorneys for father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and William 'Roddie' Bryan, are asking the court to throw out hate crime convictions. More
January 25, 2024
Ahmaud Arbery aftermath: Charges will stand in case against ex-DA
Judge will NOT dismss charges against ex-DA Jackie Johnson, who's accused of hindering the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery's death. More
November 29, 2023
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals
Three white men serving prison sentences in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery ask an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions. More
March 10, 2023
Hearing delayed for ex-DA charged in wake of Arbery killing
Jackie Johnson has not appeared in court since she was indicted in September 2021 on charges of violating her oath of office and hindering police investigating Arbery's killing. More
December 27, 2022
Judge to arraign ex-DA charged in Arbery killing’s aftermath
Jackie Johnson, former Georgia prosecutor charged with hindering the investigation into the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, is ordered to appear in court. More
November 29, 2022
Town honors Ahmaud Arbery day after end of hate crimes case
A crowd of dozens chanted on a sweltering street corner Tuesday as Ahmaud Arbery's hometown unveiled new street signs honoring the young Black man who was fatally shot after being chased by three white men in a nearby neighborhood. More
August 9, 2022
Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a second life prison sentence for committing federal hate crimes. William “Roddie” Bryan, who recorded cellphone video of the slaying, was sentenced to 35 years in prison. More
August 8, 2022
Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison
Travis McMichael, the white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in Georgia, fears he will be killed by fellow inmates if he's sent to state prison. More
August 5, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence
The white man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is asking a federal judge to show leniency when he's sentenced next week for a federal hate crime conviction. More
August 3, 2022
After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad
Greg McMichael, one of the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, spoke with his former boss, Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, several times by phone in the days and weeks following the 2020 killing. More
May 5, 2022
Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing
Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William Bryan, are scheduled to be sentenced for their roles in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. More
April 19, 2022
Attorneys: Ex-prosecutor never hindered Arbery investigators
Jackie Johnson's attorneys said that she never tried to discourage police from making arrests in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. More
March 24, 2022
Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed ‘so much hatred’
“Wrong is wrong and right is right,” Marcus Ransom told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday. “No matter what it is, you’ve got to have consequences. No one is above laws.” More
March 1, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown hopes for change after convictions
The white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran on a residential street remained free for more than two months, with police and prosecutors appearing to accept their story that the young Black man was a fleeing criminal who turned and attacked before being fatally shot. More
February 23, 2022
Verdict reached in hate crimes trial over Arbery killing
Jurors in the federal hate crimes trial of the three white men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying announced Tuesday that they had reached a verdict. More
February 22, 2022
Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case
Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street acted out of "pent-up racial anger" and should be convicted of hate crimes, a federal prosecutor told a jury Monday. Defense attorneys argued that the Black man was fatally shot in self-defense and had acted suspiciously during prior trips to the neighborhood. More
February 21, 2022
Testimony wraps up in hate crimes trial over Arbery killing
Defense attorneys called a single witness: a neighbor who suggested that a man they reported to police in 2019 was likely white. More
February 18, 2022
Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants
The three white men who pursued Ahmaud Arbery are charged with violating his civil rights and targeting him because he was Black. More
February 17, 2022
FBI agent: Defendants in Arbery killing used racial slurs
Two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs in text messages and social media posts, an FBI intelligence analyst testified. More
February 16, 2022
`I felt guilty’: Neighbors recall Arbery’s killing in court
Prosecutors were to begin calling witnesses Tuesday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. On the trial's first day in the port city of Brunswick on Monday, prosecutors told the jury they have evidence that each of the defendants had a history of making racist comments. To win convictions on the hate crime charges, they must prove to the jury that Arbery was chased and fatally shot because he was Black. More
February 15, 2022
Prosecutor: Arbery’s killers known to use racist slurs
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. More
February 14, 2022
Jury seated in hate crimes trial in Ahmaud Arbery killing
A jury was seated Monday for the federal hate crimes trial of three white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. More
February 14, 2022
Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — 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. More
February 11, 2022
In Arbery death case, possible jurors question hate crimes
Several potential jurors in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said in court Tuesday that they believe problems with racism in America are exaggerated and questioned whether there should be special charges or punishments for crimes motivated by race. More
February 8, 2022
Fast start to jury selection in Arbery death federal trial
The first 50 jury pool members were to report for questioning Monday to determine if they're able to serve as fair and impartial jurors. More
February 7, 2022
Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery will now stand trial on federal hate crime charges. More
February 7, 2022