The three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, in Georgia were sentenced Friday to life in prison.
Summary
- The three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, in Georgia were sentenced Friday to life in prison.
- The sentences for Travis McMichael, who shot Arbery; and his father, Gregory McMichael, do not carry the possibility of parole.
- An attorney for Travis McMichael said he “should have the opportunity to show that he’s grown, to show that he’s changed.”
- The attorney, Robert Rubin, said that a parole board should determine if and when Travis McMichael is released from prison.
- Travis McMichael, who fired at Arbery three times at close range, was convicted of all nine charges.