The Justice Department has announced federal hate crime charges in the death of a Georgia man who was killed while out for a run last year.
The criminal case charging the three men in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery is the most significant civil rights prosecution undertaken to date by the Biden administration Justice Department.
Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory, and a third man, William “Roddie” Bryan, are all charged with one count of interference with civil rights and attempted kidnapping.
The McMichaels are also charged with using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
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More than two months after a black man was shot to death while running through a Georgia neighborhood, the white father and son arrested in the case had their first court appearance on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault.
The investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery seemed stalled by local authorities until this week, when a video of the shooting was shared widely on social media.
Gregory and Travis McMichael were booked into the Glynn County Jail and had their first court appearance by video Friday afternoon.
The judge spent roughly a minute reading each man his rights and the charges faced.
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