Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, & William 'Roddie' Bryan Jr. Found Guilty Of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery
The three men accused of killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery have all been found guilty.
According to CNN, William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., one of three men accused has been found guilty of felony murder in the headline making case. He now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Although jurors in the case convicted him of felony murder, they acquitted him of the malice murder charge.
Bryan Jr. also has been indicted on other federal hate crime charges, which include interference with rights and attempted kidnapping to which he pled guilty to all.
The second man, Gregory McMichael, has also been found guilty of felony murder. McMichael now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
He has also been indicted on three separate federal hate crime charges, which include interference with rights, attempted kidnapping and using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. McMichael pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.
A jury then found Travis McMichael guilty of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit a felony. He now faces a minimum sentence of life in prison for the murder charges.
McMichael was additionally indicted on three separate federal hate crime charges, including interference with rights, attempted kidnapping and using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He plead not guilty to all.
As OK! previously reported, on February 23, 2020, Arbury was going for a run in South Georgia when two of the men spotted the young man and followed him in their pickup truck. According to an incident report filed by Glynn County police, the men then armed themselves with guns and followed Arbury.
In obtained video footage, a gunshot can be heard as Arbery tussled with a man on the street over what looks like a gun. A second shot then sounds off and Arbery punched his attacker. After the third shot, Arbery staggered off a few feet and then fell down.
