With so much evidence of racism, said Marcus Ransom, the only Black man on the jury, it was not difficult to find Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers guilty of hate crimes.
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Ahmaud Arbery Killing: Three Men Found Guilty of Hate Crimes
Jurors delivered a swift verdict after a weeklong trial in which prosecutors presented voluminous evidence of the men’s racist beliefs and language.
Hate Crimes Case in Arbery Murder Goes to Jury
In closing arguments, prosecutors said that Ahmaud Arbery’s killers were motivated by racism. Lawyers for the defendants said the men had suspected him of committing crimes.
After Calling One Witness, Defense Rests in Arbery Hate Crimes Trial
A federal jury will hear closing arguments on Monday and then determine whether the three men convicted of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder killed him because he was Black.
Prosecutors Show Voluminous Evidence of Racism by Arbery Murderers
The government emphasized not only racial slurs but also expressions of support for vigilantism.
Prosecutors Focus on Arbery Killers’ Failure to Help as He Lay Dying
The men were previously convicted of murder. The government is now trying to build a case that racism fueled their actions.
Prosecutor Outlines Arbery Killers’ Use of Racial Slurs
The three white men are facing federal hate crime charges in Mr. Arbery’s death. In opening arguments, their lawyers said that they were motivated by concern about crime in their South Georgia neighborhood.
In Arbery Hate Crimes Trial, Racism Will Take Center Stage
Jurors in the unusual case will be asked to decide if the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were motivated by racial animus. The evidence they may consider includes explicitly racist language.
Hate Crimes Trial to Proceed After Arbery Killers Withdraw Guilty Pleas
Gregory and Travis McMichael had previously agreed to plead guilty, but a federal judge rejected the deal, which offered 30-year sentences. Jury selection is set to begin on Monday.
How a Plea Deal in the Arbery Hate Crime Case Unraveled
Prosecutors thought they had come up with an iron-clad deal to put Ahmaud Arbery’s killers away. But for his family, it wasn’t enough.
Ahmaud Arbery Killing: Prosecutors Strike Hate-Crime Plea Deals
The victim’s mother denounced the deals made with two of the three men convicted of murder, saying she wants a federal trial to put any self-defense arguments to rest.
Three Men Sentenced to Life in Prison in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
One man will be eligible for parole after 30 years. The three face a federal trial on hate crime charges next month.
How a Prosecutor Addressed a Mostly White Jury and Won a Conviction in the Arbery Case
Linda Dunikoski, a prosecutor brought in from the Atlanta area, struck a careful tone in a case that many saw as an obvious act of racial violence.
The Guilty Verdicts in the Ahmaud Arbery Case Are a Welcome Respite
This was a reminder that the lives of Black people are valued in this country — at least on occasion.
U.S. Reacts to Guilty Verdict in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case
The murder convictions of three white men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were praised by many as a just outcome in a case that could have stoked racial divisions.
Arbery Verdict: What is Malice Murder?
In finding Travis McMichael guilty of that charge, the 12 jurors found that he had deliberately intended to kill Mr. Arbery.
Ahmaud Arbery Was Murdered. But His Life Will Not Be Forgotten.
We do not just remember the death. We remember the life, the beauty, the art, the feeling, the waiting, the living.
Jury Begins Deliberations in Arbery Killing
The jurors in Glynn County, Ga., will resume deliberating on Wednesday. The three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery face charges of both malice murder and felony murder.
Lawyers Clash Over Whether Pursuit of Arbery Was Justified
In closing arguments on Monday, prosecutors also raised a racial motive for why the three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery began chasing him.
Who Are the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Defendants?
The three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are Gregory McMichael, 65; his 35-year-old son, Travis McMichael; and their neighbor, William Bryan, 52.
For Arbery’s Family and Friends, a Time of Anguish and Activism
With closing arguments set to begin in the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, those closest to him have kept a prayerful vigil at the courthouse.
Discussions of Race Are Notably Absent in Trial of Arbery Murder Suspects
Many outside observers say Ahmaud Arbery’s death at the hands of three white men is a prominent example of racial violence. But the jury never heard that argument.
Prosecutor Challenges Assailant on Whether Arbery Posed a Threat
Before Travis McMichael pointed his gun at Ahmaud Arbery, Mr. Arbery had not yelled at him or brandished a weapon, Mr. McMichael acknowledged under cross-examination.
From Kyle Rittenhouse to Steve Bannon, the Brazenness of White Men
Race hangs heavy over cases featuring white male defendants accused of everything from murder to insurrection.
Man Who Fatally Shot Ahmaud Arbery Describes a ‘Life or Death’ Encounter
Travis McMichael, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday.
Judge Rejects Call for Mistrial in Case Against Men Accused of Killing Arbery
One defense lawyer objected to the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s presence in court. Another said jurors looked sympathetically at Ahmaud Arbery’s mother as she sobbed at the sight of her son’s photo.
Self-Defense Claims Are Interrogated In Cases About Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery
The Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery cases raise intriguing legal questions about people who take the law into their own hands and then claim self-defense when someone dies.
In Trial of Men Accused of Arbery Murder, Jurors Consider Security Videos
Ahmaud Arbery was recorded at the site of a partially constructed home several times. The footage will be central to the question of whether the defendants had the legal right to chase him.
In Trial Opening, Two Starkly Different Views of Ahmaud Arbery’s Death
The prosecutor said Mr. Arbery had come “under attack.” Defense attorneys said their clients were justified in chasing him and trying to detain him.
In Jury Selection for the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing, Only 1 Black Juror is Chosen
After a grueling selection process, opening statements in the case against three white men accused of chasing down and killing Mr. Arbery are expected to begin on Friday.
Only 1 Black Juror Chosen in Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery Case
After a grueling selection process, opening statements in the case against three white men accused of chasing down and killing Mr. Arbery are expected to begin on Friday.
Jury Selection Begins in Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing
Whether the three men accused in Mr. Arbery’s death were motived by racism will quite likely be a major theme in the case.
Former Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery’s Death Faces Criminal Charges
Jackie Johnson was indicted by a grand jury in Glynn County, Ga., on charges of “violation of oath of public officer” and “obstruction and hindering a law enforcement officer.”
Ahmaud Arbery Shooting: 3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges
The Justice Department’s announcement of the charges was the latest in a string of moves to make civil rights protections a priority.
3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting
The Justice Department’s announcement of the charges was the latest in a string of moves to make civil rights protections a priority.
Before Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, There Was Ahmaud Arbery
A year after his killing in Georgia, his death has sparked a bipartisan effort to remake the state’s 158-year-old citizen’s arrest law. But a potentially divisive trial awaits.
Judge Denies Bond to Father and Son Charged With Killing Ahmaud Arbery
Prosecutors introduced evidence at the hearing of the son having sent racist text messages, while Mr. Arbery’s mother wailed in court as a video of her son’s killing was played.
Ahmaud Arbery Shooting: Suspects Indicted on Murder Charges
The three white men accused of killing Mr. Arbery, a black man who was chased while jogging in their neighborhood, were each indicted on nine counts, including felony murder.
Ahmaud Arbery Case: Judge Finds Probable Cause for Murder Charge
A Georgia investigator testified that one of the three defendants accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery heard another defendant use a racist slur.
Investigators Say One Man Shot Ahmaud Arbery. Why Are Three Charged With Murder?
The authorities said Travis McMichael fired the fatal shots, yet his father and a neighbor also are charged with murder in connection with Mr. Arbery’s death.
Investigators Say Man Who Filmed Arbery’s Killing Was More Than a Witness
The video captured by William Bryan brought the world’s attention to the case. Authorities said he participated in the deadly confrontation.
Ahmaud Arbery Shooting: Man Who Took Video of Killing Faces Calls for Arrest
The man who recorded the fatal encounter is under investigation for his potential involvement in the pursuit of Ahmaud Arbery.
Ahmaud Arbery’s Final Minutes: What Videos and 911 Calls Show
Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23.
Where Ahmaud Arbery Ran, Neighbors Cast Wary Eyes
He took his final jog across a stretch of South Georgia marked by increasingly blurred racial boundary lines.
Autopsy Shows Ahmaud Arbery Was Shot Twice in the Chest
The autopsy report, which also showed Mr. Arbery had no drugs or alcohol in his system, came as activists renewed their protests against prosecutors’ handling of the investigation into his death.
Ahmaud Arbery Killing: Inside Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law
From the days of the Civil War, Georgia has allowed its residents to arrest one another. But after the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, critics are calling for such laws to be repealed.
What Is Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law?
From the days of the Civil War, Georgia has allowed its residents to arrest one another. But after the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, critics are calling for such laws to be repealed.
Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Is Switched to a Fourth Prosecutor
Joyette M. Holmes, an Atlanta-area district attorney, was tapped to take over a case that has stirred protests over its handling, as the Justice Department said it was weighing federal hate crimes charges.
The Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery
A 25-year-old black man was pursued and killed. But no one was arrested until a video of the confrontation was released months later.
A Lifetime of Running With Ahmaud Arbery Ends With a Text: ‘We Lost Maud’
Ahmaud Arbery and Akeem Baker were best friends who treated each other as brothers. With one now gone, the other struggles to move on.