Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole.
Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan were convicted in November on a raft of charges, including felony murder, for Arbery’s death.
Judge Timothy Walmsley sentenced the McMIchaels to life in prison without the possibility of parole, while Bryan was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. The 52-year-old will be eligible for parole under Georgia law only after he has served 30 years in prison because he was convicted of serious violent felonies.
Before handing down the sentence, Walmsley held a minute of silence, saying it “represents a fraction of the time Ahmaud Arbery was running” through the neighborhood outside Brunswick before he was killed on February 23, 2020.
reported by CNN’s Dakin Andone, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Devon M. Sayers
A jury has found all 3 men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery guilty of murder. Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. were charged with malice and felony murder in Arbery’s death. After excusing the jury, the judge told Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan and their attorneys, that he would follow up with them in the coming weeks about a sentencing date.
Pictured from left: William R. “Roddie” Bryan, Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael. (Glynn County Sheriff’s Office/AFP/Getty Images)
The judge then ordered that the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery to remain in the custody of the sheriff. All 3 men are facing life in prison without parole.
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