Greg and Travis McMichael, and their neighbour William "Roddie" Bryan have already been convicted of the murder of Mr Arbery and sentenced to life in prison.
Highlights
- Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was chased and shot by Travis McMichael, 35; his father and former police officer Greg, 66, and their neighbour William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, on 23 February 2020 in Satilla Shores just outside the city of Brunswick, Georgia.
- The trio had denied federal hate crime charges but were convicted of violating Mr Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was black.
- The court heard the killing was motivated by “pent-up racial anger”.
- The McMichaels were also convicted on federal weapons charges and sentenced to life in prison.
- Following the murder conviction last year, the trio were told they would spend the rest of their lives in prison, but Judge Timothy Walmsley ruled that