Killers found guilty of federal hate crimes

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A jury found three white men guilty of hate crimes and other charges in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, who was Black. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan — all already serving life in

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Jury in federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers excused after first day of deliberations

“This wasn’t about trespassing. This wasn’t about neighborhood crimes, either. … It was about race — racial assumptions, racial resentment, and racial anger,” Justice Department civil rights division counsel Christopher J. Perras told a jury in court Monday morning in

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Opening statements begin in federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

The jury was finalized Monday morning and consists of eight White jurors, three Black jurors and one Hispanic juror, according to details provided in court. Three White people and one Pacific Islander have also been selected as alternates. Opening statements

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Hate Crimes Trial to Proceed After Arbery Killers Withdraw Guilty Pleas

Court documents and hearings over the past two years have hinted at some of the details that the federal jury may hear. An F.B.I. agent this week said that Travis McMichael’s cellphone contained racist messages referring to Black people as

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