All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering black man Ahmaud Arbery
- Greg and Travis McMichael grabbed guns and chased down the victim in a truck while William ‘Roddie’ Bryan joined the pursuit and recorded the fatal shooting
- The case has become part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice in the US
Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighbourhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.
The jury deliberated for about 10 hours before convicting Greg McMichael, son Travis McMichael and neighbour William “Roddie” Bryan, who all face minimum sentences of life in prison. It is up to the judge to decide whether that comes with or without the possibility of parole.
Travis McMichael stood for the verdict, his lawyer’s arm around his shoulder. At one point, McMichael lowered his head to his chest. After the verdicts were read, as he stood to leave, he mouthed “love you” to his mother, who was in the courtroom.
Greg McMichael hung his head when the judge read his first guilty verdict. Robbie Bryan bit his lip.
Moments after the verdicts were announced, Arbery’s father, Marcus Arbery Snr, was seen crying and hugging supporters outside the courtroom. “He didn’t do nothing,” the father said, “but run and dream.”