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News Articles: William "Roddie" Bryan

This photo combo shows, from left, Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan, and Gregory McMichael during their trial at at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Jurors on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 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 neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.

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  • Law

Arbery killers appeal federal hate crimes convictions

Attorneys for the convicted trio dispute that race factored into Arbery’s death.

March 09, 2023
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By:
  • Jake Shore
A crowd gathers under a new sign designating a city roadway as Honorary Ahmaud Arbery Street on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga. City officials approved the honor for Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in February 2020 after being chased by three white men in pickup trucks who spotted him running in their neighborhood. All three men were later convicted of murder and federal hate crimes.

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  • Race

Town honors Ahmaud Arbery after end of hate crimes case

Ahmaud Arbery is being honored by his hometown after stiff sentences for hate crimes against the white men who chased and killed him. Dozens of people joined Arbery's family on a sweltering street corner Tuesday as Brunswick city officials unveiled signs designating a 2.7-mile roadway as Honorary Ahmaud Arbery Street.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Travis McMichael

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Inflation Reduction Act; McMichaels sentencing; ACLU abortion law challenge

Today on Political Rewind: The three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery will face a judge again today. Plus, Sen. Raphael Warnock's push to cap insulin at $35 monthly for everyone is blocked by Republicans. Also, the ACLU's challenge to Georgia's six-week abortion ban heads to court today.

August 08, 2022
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By:
  • Donna Lowry and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
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
GPB News NPR

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  • National

A jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's 3 killers guilty of federal hate crimes

A jury in Brunswick, Ga., found defendants Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan guilty of hate crimes in the 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.

February 23, 2022
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By:
  • Liz Baker
A painting of Ahmaud Arbery is displayed during a vigil at New Springfield Baptist Church on Wednesday in Waynesboro, Ga.

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  • National

Georgia marks statewide 'Ahmaud Arbery Day' to honor the slain jogger

This year's anniversary of Arbery's death comes one day after his three convicted killers, who are white, were found guilty of targeting Arbery because of his race in a federal hate crimes trial.

February 23, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
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
Signs for Buckhead succession.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Focus on crime in Buckhead; Check under Gold Dome; Brunswick jury reaches verdict

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Our panel checks in with what is happening under the Gold Dome, with a legislative roundup on the status on bills concerning campaign fundraising, transgender sports bans and legal gambling.

February 22, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, and civil rights lawyer Barbara Arnwhine address reporters outside the Brunswick federal courthouse on Feb. 14, 2022. Several news microphones are situated in front of them.

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  • News

Highlights from testimony in hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery's murderers

Federal prosecutors on Friday called their final witnesses to the stand in the hate crimes trial against the three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery — finishing off a week of proceedings that saw hours of sworn testimony heard by a jury of 12 in the Brunswick federal courthouse.

February 18, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Greg McMichael, center, listens to his attorney during his 2021 state murder trial. McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are now on trial for committing federal hate crimes against Ahmaud Arbery.

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  • Law

Defense and prosecutors rest their case in hate crimes trial against Arbery's killers

Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.

February 18, 2022
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By:
  • Liz Baker
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Racist, violent evidence presented in federal trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers

Offensive memes, racist songs and slurs against Black people from the cellphones and social media accounts of the three men on trial portray a history of bigotry.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Liz Baker
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 Georgia districting.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Is gerrymandering leading to noncompetitive voting? Internet filters in schools

Monday on Political Rewind: Partisan gerrymandering has reduced the number of competitive congressional seats to lows not seen for decades. Meanwhile, Georgia GOP legislators promote bills that would exert new control over the teaching of race in state classrooms. Also, the federal trial for the McMichaels for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery starts this week.

February 07, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
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