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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.

Attorneys spar over trial of men accused in Arbery slaying
Attorneys spar over trial of men accused in Arbery slaying

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys in the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery clashed Thursday in court over limits on testimony that defendants acted in self-defense and were in a neighborhood that was on edge because of crime.    Kevin Gough, an attorney for one […] More

July 22, 2021

Teen who recorded Floyd’s arrest loses uncle in police crash
Teen who recorded Floyd’s arrest loses uncle in police crash

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd’s life in a video that helped launch a global protest movement against racial injustice said her uncle has died in a crash involving a Minneapolis police car. Darnella Frazier said in a Facebook post that Leneal Lamont Frazier died early Tuesday after his vehicle was struck by the […] More

July 7, 2021

Woman in racist Central Park confrontation sues over firing
Woman in racist Central Park confrontation sues over firing

NEW YORK (AP) — The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before her termination because of her race and gender. In her federal lawsuit, Amy Cooper said the […] More

May 27, 2021

‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase — footage of the man’s last moments alive that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for […] More

May 21, 2021

How to Watch: Live Coverage of Ahmaud Arbery Case Pretrial Hearings
How to Watch: Live Coverage of Ahmaud Arbery Case Pretrial Hearings

Court TV will air special coverage of the pretrial hearings in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old black man, who was pursued by three white men and fatally shot while jogging near Brunswick, Georgia. Live coverage begins tomorrow morning at 10/9c on Court TV. Here's how to watch. More

May 11, 2021

Chauvin juror defends participation in Washington protest
Chauvin juror defends participation in Washington protest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Monday defended his participation in a protest last summer in Washington, D.C., following online speculation about his motives for serving on the jury and whether it might be grounds for appeal. >>>WATCH FULL TRIAL ON DEMAND: MN v. DEREK […] More

May 4, 2021

Verdict: Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges
Verdict: Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges

After about 10 hours of deliberation over two days, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. More

April 20, 2021

Georgia moving to repeal citizen’s arrest after Arbery death
Georgia moving to repeal citizen’s arrest after Arbery death

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia moved closer Thursday to the possible repeal of an 1863 law that lets private citizens make an arrest, more than a year after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man chased by white men who said they suspected he had committed a crime. House Bill 479 was approved unanimously […] More

March 5, 2021

Memorials, lawsuit mark death anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery
Memorials, lawsuit mark death anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Family and friends walked in procession through the coastal subdivision where armed men chased and shot him in the street. Others joined his mother for a vigil at the rural church where he’s buried. Lawmakers paused to remember him at the Georgia state Capitol, and President Joe Biden offered thoughts on […] More

February 24, 2021

Ahmaud Arbery memorialized in Georgia a year after slaying
Ahmaud Arbery memorialized in Georgia a year after slaying

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When white men armed with guns pursued and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their neighborhood, few outside the Georgia port city of Brunswick paid much attention at first. A year later, as three men await trial in the Feb. 23, 2020 slaying, those closest to the 25-year-old Black man want to […] More

February 23, 2021

Governor wants to overhaul citizen arrests after Arbery case
Governor wants to overhaul citizen arrests after Arbery case

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor is backing a plan to overhaul the state’s citizen’s arrest law, taking aim at a statute scrutinized last year after white men fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man they claimed had committed a crime. Since 1863, Georgia’s written law has allowed a private citizen to make an arrest if […] More

February 17, 2021

Court TV to cover groundbreaking trials in 2021
Court TV to cover groundbreaking trials in 2021

ATLANTA (Court TV) – The new year is ushering in a roster of historic and important trials and Court TV will be there – offering live, gavel-to-gavel access and analysis of the most impactful cases. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s on tap in 2021: The Death of George Floyd – Four Minneapolis police officers […] More

December 18, 2020

Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery’s killer
Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery’s killer

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defendant and his father. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have […] More

November 12, 2020