Three Defendants Sentenced To Life In Prison In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery — Update

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FOURTH UPDATE, Friday,, 12:09 PM PT: Gregory McMichael and his son Travis were sentenced to life in prison without parole in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.A third defendant, William “Roddie” Bryan, who took the cellphone video of Arbery’s killing, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley announced the sentences on Friday.The men were charge after a video surfaced that showed the three men tracking down Arbery, as he jogged through the Satilla Shores neighborhood in February, 2020.

Bryan had taken the video of the chase, and that footage went viral, drawing calls for arrests to be made in Arbery’s death for an incident that happened months earlier.The three men claimed self defense and that they were making a citizens arrest, suspecting Arbery of burglary.

They each faced a multitude of charges, including murder.Prosecutors alleged that the men were not simply trying to catch Arbery and that they made assumptions about him because he was Black.THIRD UPDATE, Nov.

24, 12:53 PM PT: ABC’s 20/20 will present a special two-hour edition on Friday focused on the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and his family.