Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan will now face federal hate crime charges as well as a civil suit filed by Ahmaud Arbery’s mother
Each man faces up to life in prison, and while appeals are likely, all three men will still be facing an upcoming federal trial on hate crime charges.
The McMichaels and Bryan were indicted on federal hate crime charges and the attempted kidnapping of Arbery in April . Specifically, the McMichaels and Bryan were accused of using force and threats of force to intimidate and interfere with Arbery’s right to use a public street because of his race.
post on Facebook by Gregory McMichael, and text messages sent by Travis in 2019 where he used a racist slur and discussed shooting a “crackhead” with “gold teeth.”An official start for the federal trial has yet to be announced. The next hearing is set for Dec. 20.On top of the federal hate crime charges, Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, filed a civil lawsuit against the McMichaels and Bryan in February.
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