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Ahmaud Arbery murder: three white US men convicted of hate crimes in black jogger’s death

  • Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and neighbour William Bryan had chased the victim down in their pickup trucks
  • Lawyer Ben Crump, who represents Arbery’s family, says he believes this is the first such conviction in the state of Georgia’s history

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A woman puts on a button for Ahmaud Arbery outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Georgia in November. Photo: AFP

A US jury found three white men guilty of federal hate crimes on Tuesday for the murder of a black man who was shot dead while jogging in their Georgia neighbourhood two years ago.

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Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbour William Bryan were convicted of violating the civil rights of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American man.

The McMichaels and Bryan are already serving life sentences after being found guilty in a state trial in November of the February 2020 murder of Arbery.

During the federal hate crimes trial, prosecutors recounted the alleged use by the three men of vulgar racial slurs and history of racism.

(From left) Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan and Gregory McMichael are seen during their trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia. Photos: AP.
(From left) Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan and Gregory McMichael are seen during their trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia. Photos: AP.

Arbery’s parents, Marcus Arbery and Wanda Cooper-Jones, and Attorney General Merrick Garland welcomed the verdict.

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