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Travis McMichael, left, speaks with his attorney Jason B. Sheffield during the sentencing of he and his father Greg McMichael and neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, on January 7, 2022 in Brunswick, Georgia. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. will be sentenced for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their south Georgia neighborhood. (Photo: Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images)
Father and Son Who Murdered Ahmaud Arbery Given Life in Prison Without Parole
"They have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency," Arbery's mother said of her son's killers.
Jan 07, 2022
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Three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery last year in Georgia were sentenced Friday to life in prison, and the judge denied parole to the father and son who armed themselves and hunted down the 25-year-old Black man.
According to the Associated Press:
Murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison under Georgia law unless prosecutors seek the death penalty, which they opted against for Arbery's killing. For Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley, the main decision was whether to grant Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, an eventual chance to earn parole.
"The judge ordered both McMichaels to serve life without parole," the news outlet noted, while Bryan, who filmed the deadly pursuit of Arbery, "was granted a chance of parole, but must first serve at least 30 years in prison."
During the sentencing hearing, Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said that the three men who killed her son "chose to target [him] because they didn't want him in their community. They chose to treat him differently than other people who frequently visited their community."
"And when they couldn't sufficiently scare or intimidate him, they killed him," she said. "They have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency."
\u201cThe family of #AhmaudArbery spoke in court before their son's murderers were sentenced to life in prison.\n\n"They have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency," said Arbery's mother.\u201d— AJ+ (@AJ+) 1641587360
Wajahat Ali, a columnist at The Daily Beast, said Friday after the sentencing that the three convicted murderers "lynched Ahmaud Arbery and almost got away with it if it wasn't for the video that was leaked."
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Kenny Stancil
Kenny Stancil is senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project and a former staff writer for Common Dreams.
This is a developing news story... Check back for possible updates...
Three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery last year in Georgia were sentenced Friday to life in prison, and the judge denied parole to the father and son who armed themselves and hunted down the 25-year-old Black man.
According to the Associated Press:
Murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison under Georgia law unless prosecutors seek the death penalty, which they opted against for Arbery's killing. For Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley, the main decision was whether to grant Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, an eventual chance to earn parole.
"The judge ordered both McMichaels to serve life without parole," the news outlet noted, while Bryan, who filmed the deadly pursuit of Arbery, "was granted a chance of parole, but must first serve at least 30 years in prison."
During the sentencing hearing, Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said that the three men who killed her son "chose to target [him] because they didn't want him in their community. They chose to treat him differently than other people who frequently visited their community."
"And when they couldn't sufficiently scare or intimidate him, they killed him," she said. "They have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency."
\u201cThe family of #AhmaudArbery spoke in court before their son's murderers were sentenced to life in prison.\n\n"They have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency," said Arbery's mother.\u201d— AJ+ (@AJ+) 1641587360
Wajahat Ali, a columnist at The Daily Beast, said Friday after the sentencing that the three convicted murderers "lynched Ahmaud Arbery and almost got away with it if it wasn't for the video that was leaked."
Kenny Stancil
Kenny Stancil is senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project and a former staff writer for Common Dreams.
This is a developing news story... Check back for possible updates...
Three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery last year in Georgia were sentenced Friday to life in prison, and the judge denied parole to the father and son who armed themselves and hunted down the 25-year-old Black man.
According to the Associated Press:
Murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison under Georgia law unless prosecutors seek the death penalty, which they opted against for Arbery's killing. For Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley, the main decision was whether to grant Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, an eventual chance to earn parole.
"The judge ordered both McMichaels to serve life without parole," the news outlet noted, while Bryan, who filmed the deadly pursuit of Arbery, "was granted a chance of parole, but must first serve at least 30 years in prison."
During the sentencing hearing, Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said that the three men who killed her son "chose to target [him] because they didn't want him in their community. They chose to treat him differently than other people who frequently visited their community."
"And when they couldn't sufficiently scare or intimidate him, they killed him," she said. "They have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency."
\u201cThe family of #AhmaudArbery spoke in court before their son's murderers were sentenced to life in prison.\n\n"They have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency," said Arbery's mother.\u201d— AJ+ (@AJ+) 1641587360
Wajahat Ali, a columnist at The Daily Beast, said Friday after the sentencing that the three convicted murderers "lynched Ahmaud Arbery and almost got away with it if it wasn't for the video that was leaked."
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