NEW: Ahmaud Arbery killer withdraws guilty plea after deal rejected in hate crimes case
One of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers withdrew a pledge to plead guilty to federal hate crimes Thursday after a judgeThe deal would have circumvented a trial and sentenced Gregory McMichael to an additional 30 years in prison for hate crimes and attempted kidnapping. With Thursday’s withdrawal of the promise to plead guilty and reaffirmation of his earlier not guilty plea, McMichael’s trail will go forward.
McMichael, age 66, his son Travis, 36, and their neighbor William Bryan, 52, were convicted in November of. The Black man had been out for a jog in February of 2020 when the three white men accosted him. Video of their interactions and Arbery’s murder remained hidden for months, and the local district attorney initially declined to charge the trio. After a sustained outcry, they were finally arrested, tried in state court, and sentenced to life in prison for the killing.
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