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Hate crimes, Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, and why motive matters
When it comes to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the strongest voice has belonged to Wanda Cooper-Jones, his mother.With the help of a local newspaper, she pressured authorities to investigate her son’s death when local authorities initially failed to prosecute the three men who shot him when he was out jogging. They were convicted in…
Prosecutors reach plea deal with 2 of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers ahead of hate crimes trial
Two of Ahmaud Arbery's killers, Travis and Gregory McMichael, have reached plea agreements with prosecutors in their federal hate crimes case concerning the Black jogger's 2020 murder in Georgia, according to court filings submitted Sunday night.Why it matters: Attorneys for Arbery's family released a statement saying they're "vehemently against" the proposed plea deals, reached ahead…
The men who killed Ahmaud Arbery receive maximum sentence
Brunswick, Ga. Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday 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.Murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison under Georgia law…
Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderers Are Going to Prison for Life
The three men convicted of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery as he was jogging through a neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, in February 2020 are going to prison for a long time.Father and son Gregory McMichael, 65, and Travis McMichael, 35—who fired the bullets that ended the young Black man’s life—were both sentenced to the maximum of…
Ahmaud Arbery Mother’s Speaks Out As Murder Trial Begins
Jury selection begins Monday for the three Georgia men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, more than a year and a half after he was shot dead while jogging through a neighborhood near his home.Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, has long maintained that her son was targeted and killed by the three men, who are…