ATLANTA — The Georgia jury in the trial of three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery found the men guilty on most charges in the 2020 killing.
Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr. were charged with nine counts each in Arbery’s death.
The decision comes after a month of court proceedings, including a lengthy jury selection process that began October 18.
Travis McMichael was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminal intent to commit a felony.
Gregory McMichael was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminal intent to commit a felony. He was found not guilty of malice murder.
William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr. was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminal intent to commit a felony. He was found not guilty of malice murder and on one count each of felony murder and aggravated assault.
Video shows the three men running down 25-year-old Arbery as he jogged in a neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, nearly two years ago.
Travis McMichael was accused of fatally shooting him with a shotgun.
Attorneys for the three men claimed they acted in self-defense after attempting to place Arbery under citizen’s arrest, citing a Civil War-era state law that effectively gave anyone permission to capture enslaved Black people.
The law has since been removed.
