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News Articles: William "Roddie" Bryan

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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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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  • 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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  • 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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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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  • 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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  • 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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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • 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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  • Benjamin Payne
GPB News NPR

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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
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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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
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