The jury qualification process in the case over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery finished Tuesday, but one of the defense lawyers has concerns there aren’t enough “Bubbas or Joe six-packs” in the group of more than 60 potential jurors.
The trial began Oct. 18 in Chatham County Superior Court and has been delayed by the lengthy jury selection process that is finally nearing its close. On Wednesday, jury selection moved to the qualification process in which the 65 selected jurors would be whittled down to 12 jurors and four alternates.lacked white men over 40 without a four-year college degree.
Kevin Gough, the defense attorney representing Bryan, called this demographic “Bubbas or Joe six-packs” in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski had previously said jurors from the county but acknowledged how difficult they were to find given the high-profile of the case.video of the fatal shooting was leakedIn the video, Arbery, a former high school athlete and avid jogger, is seen jogging down a road as a white pickup truck is stopped in front of him. He runs around the vehicle, and a shot is fired. The video then shows Arbery and another man appearing to tussle as two more shots are fired.
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