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News Articles: Gregory McMichael

Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan are set to stand trial on federal hate crime charges in February after being convicted the day before Thanksgiving in the Glynn County courthouse for the shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.

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  • Law

Ahmaud Arbery's murderers to be sentenced Monday for federal hate crimes

Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan are already serving life sentences for their state murder convictions as they await federal sentencing.

August 05, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Travis McMichael listens to his attorney Robert Rubin before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga.

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  • Law

McMichaels appeal federal convictions, saying Arbery killing didn't happen on a public street

Travis and Greg McMichael argue that they didn't violate Arbery's civil rights to use a public facility because the streets of Satilla Shores were not “provided or administered” by Glynn County.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Brunswick resident Dana Roberts Beckham poses next to a mural of Ahmaud Arbery on the side of a building in Brunswick. In the mural, Arbery is wearing a black tuxedo and a white collared shirt.

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  • Race

'You can't just throw your hate at me': Brunswick residents reflect on Ahmaud Arbery's legacy

Hear Brunswick residents share what the historic hate crimes verdict means to them moving forward.

February 25, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The family and attorneys of the Ahmaud Aubery raise their arms in victory after all three men were found guilty of hates crimes at the federal courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, the three men convicted of murder in Arbery’s fatal shooting have been found guilty of federal hate crimes.

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  • Law

“He will now begin to rest in power”: parents of Ahmaud Arbery celebrate verdict in hate crimes case

Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery praised the guilty verdict, while vowing to continue pursuing justice for their son and remembering his legacy.

February 22, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Greg McMichael stands to be recognized during jury selection for the trial of he and his son Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Jury selection is moving into its final phase in the federal hate crime trial for McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan.

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  • Law

From 1,000 to 64: potential jurors winnowed down ahead of Arbery hate crimes trial

12 jurors plus four alternates will be seated Monday, with opening statements to follow shortly thereafter.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
An illustration of a classroom.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: GOP lawmakers eye schools in General Assembly; McMichaels' federal trial next week

Friday on Political Rewind: This year's session of the General Assembly might be defined by efforts to control what is taught in the state’s schools. GOP bills banning “critical race theory” and “obscene” books are in the mix. Our panel looks at the potential impact. Meanwhile, one defendant in the federal trial of the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery withdraws his guilty plea, ensuring the hate crime trial will go forward for at least one of the three men convicted in the state trial.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Travis McMichael sits with his attorneys before the start of closing arguments to the jury during the trial of he, and his father Greg McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga.

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  • Law

Travis and Greg McMichael withdraw guilty pleas in hate crimes case, head to trial next week

Judge Lisa Godbey Wood gave the McMichaels the option to withdraw, after rejecting the terms of their plea deals earlier this week.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Greg McMichael (center) and his son Travis McMichael (left) look at family members seated in the gallery when they walk into the courtroom for the reading of the jury's verdict for themselves and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, in the Glynn County Courthouse on Nov. 24, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men were charged with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

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  • National

2 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery reach plea deals in hate crimes case

A federal hate crime trial for father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael is scheduled to begin in February.

January 31, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Granitz
McMichaels

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  • Law

Two of Ahmaud Arbery's murderers reach pleas, pending judge's approval

Prosecutors in the federal hate crimes case against the white men convicted of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery say that they have reached plea agreements with two of the three defendants.

January 30, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
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  • Law

All 3 white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison

Travis McMichael, who pulled the trigger, and his father, Greg, have no chance for parole. A federal hate crimes trial remains in a case widely seen as racially motivated.

January 07, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell,
  • Joe Hernandez,
  • and 1 more
Cate Zeigler-Amon, 10, hangs out of the car as she waits with her mother, Sara Zeigler, to receive her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Viral Solutions vaccination and testing site in Decatur, Ga. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: There's concern about a new COVID variant. And what's next for Glynn County?

Monday on Political Rewind: Scientists say there is much to learn about the dangers of the new coronavirus variant. Meanwhile, residents in Brunswick and Glynn County go about their days in aftermath of the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial. 

November 29, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Ahmaud Arbery's father Marcus Arbery, center, his hugged by his attorney Benjamin Crump after the jury convicted Travis McMichael in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Arbery verdict and what it means for social justice in Georgia and the nation

Friday on Political Rewind: A verdict in a trial from a small town in Georgia gripped the nation. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were found guilty of murder charges on Wednesday. However, questions linger about what the case means for racial justice in the United States.

November 26, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Travis McMichael listens to his attorney Robert Rubin before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Closing arguments in Brunswick as eyes turn to jury; Lucy McBath eyes 7th District

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Questions about what constitutes legal self-defense and proper use of the citizen's arrest law dominated closing arguments in the trial of the men charged with murder in Ahmaud Arbery's shooting death. Meanwhile, the new Republican-drawn Georgia congressional map sets up a battle between Democratic incumbents Carolyn Bordeaux and Lucy McBath.

November 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Glynn County Police Department Investigative Detective Parker Marcy is questioned by prosecutor Linda Dunikoski about his investigation.

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  • National

Prosecutors have used the defendants' own words in the Ahmaud Arbery case

Georgia prosecutors have focused on testimony from law enforcement and neighbors in the trial of Greg and Travis McMichael and Roddie Bryan, accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

November 13, 2021
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Liz Baker
Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski speaks during opening statements in the trial of Gregory McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse on Friday in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.

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  • National

Prosecutor says the McMichaels chased Ahmaud Arbery for 5 minutes before killing him

The men chasing Ahmaud Arbery in their pickups got so close to him that his hand print was found on one of the trucks, along with fibers from his T-shirt, prosecutors told the jury.

November 05, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Vanessa Romo
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