Will Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Get Accountability?

After over a year since Ahmaud Arbery was murdered by white supremacists, following on the heels of Derek Chauvin’s indictment, we are learning that it may be possible for Arbery’s memory and family to also get some accountability in the tragic and violent loss.

Here is the progressing story- we fully stand with Maud’s family in support of working towards justice!

A grand jury has charged three Georgia men with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was shot while jogging last year.

Gregory McMichael, 65; his son, Travis McMichael, 35; and William "Roddie" Bryan, 51, were each charged with one count of interference with rights and with one count of attempted kidnapping, according to a Justice Department statement. 

Travis and Gregory McMichael also face charges of using guns to inflict violence.

The indictment alleges the defendants used force and threats to intimidate and interfere with Arbery's right to use a public street because he was Black.

The McMichaels chased Arbery through a suburban neighborhood outside Brunswick, Ga., yelling at him, cutting off his jogging route with their truck and threatening him with guns.

Arbery died during that encounter on Feb. 23, 2020. When a video capturing the confrontation was leaked and posted online that May, sparking widespread outrage, the case investigation sped up. 

All three men were later charged in state court. They face state charges including murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment. A trial date has not yet been set for that case.

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/991722733/3-men-indicted-on-federal-hate-crime-charges-in-ahmaud-arbery-killing