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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.

Neighbor testifies he may have caused Arbery to ‘run away’
Neighbor testifies he may have caused Arbery to ‘run away’

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Court TV) — The Satilla Shores resident who called police on Ahmaud Arbery expressed regret on the witness stand Wednesday for his part in the chain of events that led to Arbery’s death. Matt Albenze was the first civilian witness to testify in the murder trial of Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William […] More

November 11, 2021

Testimony: Ahmaud Arbery slaying defendant changed his story
Testimony: Ahmaud Arbery slaying defendant changed his story

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery’s death quickly changed his story about why he suspected the 25-year-old Black man running in his neighborhood was a criminal, two police officers testified Tuesday.    Glynn County police Officer Jeff Brandeberry told a […] More

November 9, 2021

Graphic photos of Ahmaud Arbery’s wounds shown to jury
Graphic photos of Ahmaud Arbery’s wounds shown to jury

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors were shown graphic, closeup police photos Monday of the gunshot wounds that killed Ahmaud Arbery, while the first officer to find the 25-year-old Black man bleeding in the road testified he did not try to render medical aid because it would not have been safe. […] More

November 8, 2021

Attorneys present jurors with dueling portraits of Arbery
Attorneys present jurors with dueling portraits of Arbery

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Friday presented dueling portraits of Ahmaud Arbery, who was either an innocent Black runner fatally shot by three white strangers or “a scary mystery” who had been seen prowling around a Georgia neighborhood. >>>READ MORE: The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Daily […] More

November 5, 2021

Prosecutor: Arbery’s killers ‘did everything’ on assumptions
Prosecutor: Arbery’s killers ‘did everything’ on assumptions

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — White men in pickup trucks chased Ahmaud Arbery for five minutes, and one threatened to shoot him, as they cut off the jogger’s escape from a Georgia subdivision and ultimately killed the 25-year-old Black man with a shotgun, a prosecutor told a trial jury Friday. >>>READ […] More

November 5, 2021

The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Daily Trial Highlights
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Daily Trial Highlights

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Court TV) — Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan are on trial for the February 23, 2020, killing of Ahmaud Arbery. DAY 14 – 11/24/21 The jury requests to see two videos, three times each: original cellphone video (shortened version) and high contrast version. The jury also requests to hear Greg […] More

November 5, 2021

Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even begins
Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even begins

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The trial hasn’t even started and yet issues of race are dominating the case in which three white men are charged with murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery.    The 25-year-old Black man’s slaying has become part of the broader reckoning on racial injustice […] More

November 4, 2021

WATCH LIVE: Motions argued ahead of opening statements in Arbery murder trial
WATCH LIVE: Motions argued ahead of opening statements in Arbery murder trial

BRUNSWICK, Ga (Court TV) – A jury of 12 have been selected in the murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers. Ahead of the opening statements, the court will hear arguments on outstanding motions. The defendants’ “use of force” experts, introducing polygraph examinations, and the victim’s toxicology report on the date of the incident, are […] More

November 3, 2021

EXPLAINER: Does it matter how long jury selection takes?
EXPLAINER: Does it matter how long jury selection takes?

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As jurors in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse listened to opening statements in a Wisconsin courtroom Tuesday, attorneys in south Georgia questioned potential jurors for a third week in the trial of three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying.    It took the judge and […] More

November 2, 2021

Potential jurors see racism behind Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying
Potential jurors see racism behind Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying

Under Georgia law, potential jurors are not automatically disqualified for showing up with preconceived opinions about a case, as long as they pledge to set those opinions aside and remain fair and impartial while hearing the trial evidence. More

November 1, 2021