Ahmaud Arbery

Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood after chasing him with two others, his father Greg McMichael and neighbor William Bryan, was sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

Travis McMichael, who was sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in 2020, is seeking to remain in federal custody, saying he's already received "hundreds" of threats.

Evidence released in the case against former Georgia prosecutor Jackie Johnson, who faces charges for not prosecuting Ahmaud Arbery's killers, shows she exchanged 16 calls with her former employee, Greg McMichael, after the murder.

Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael claim the federal government had not sufficiently proved that the unarmed jogger was killed on a public street. 

Marcus Ransom, the only Black member of the jury in the federal hate crimes trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers, said "it was a lot to take in" after witnessing the indifference they showed while Arbery was dying. 

"When we hear the name of Ahmaud Arbery, we will now hear and think of change," his mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said. 

Greg and Travis McMichael, along with William Bryan, were found guilty of targeting Ahmaud Arbery because he was Black and violating his civil rights. 

Closing arguments in the federal hate crimes trial against Greg and Travis McMichael and William Bryan are scheduled for Monday after the men called a single witness in their defense.

A local police officer testified at the federal trial of Greg and Travis McMichael and William Bryan that he'd informed the father and son that Ahmaud Arbery hadn't stolen anything well before the murder.

An FBI analyst testified that defendants in Ahmaud Arbery's killing frequently posted racial slurs on their social media accounts as well as other posts advocating for violence against Black people.