From left, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan are charged with federal hate crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Georgia man killed during a run last year. Glynn County Detention Center / AP Hide caption
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From left, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan are charged with federal hate crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Georgia man killed during a run last year.
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A grand jury has indicted three Georgia men with federal hate crimes in an attempt to kidnap Ahmaud Arbery, a black man Shot while jogging last year.
Gregory McMichael, 65; his son Travis McMichael, 35; and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, were reported by a Ministry of Justice statement.
Travis and Gregory McMichael are also accused of using guns to inflict violence.
The indictment alleges that the defendants used violence and threats to intimidate and compromise Arbery’s right to use a public road for being black.
The McMichaels chased Arbery through the suburbs of Brunswick, Georgia, yelling at him, breaking his jogging route with their truck, and threatening him with guns.
Arbery died during that encounter on February 23, 2020. When a video of the confrontation was leaked and posted online in May that sparked widespread outrage, the investigation into the case accelerated.
All three men were later tried in a state court. They are charged, among other things, with murder, aggravated assault and wrongful imprisonment. No date for a hearing has yet been set for this case.
It was not immediately clear whether the defendants had legal representation to comment on the federal charges.
