Judge denies request by an attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery that the Rev. Jesse Jackson be removed from the courtroom.
"There is no reason for these prominent icons in the civil rights movement to be here," William "Roddie" Bryan's attorney, Kevin Gough, said Monday.Brandon Bell / Getty Images fileA request by an attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery that the Rev. Jesse Jackson be removed from the courtroom was denied Monday.
is how many pastors does the Arbery family have?" Gough said."We had the Rev. Al Sharpton here earlier, last week." "With all candor, I was not even aware the Rev. Jackson was in the courtroom until you started your motion," Walmsley said."At this point, it's almost as if you're trying to continue this for purposes other than just bringing it to the court's attention. I find that objectionable from the court's standpoint.
Jackson told reporters outside the courthouse he was there in a show of support for Arbery's family and that the lawyers who objected to his presence are"afraid of the decency factor rising up."Jackson said Arbery's killing was the"Emmett Till of our day."Gregory and Travis McMichael armed themselves and used a pickup truck to pursue Arbery after they spotted him running in their neighborhood in Satilla Shores.
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