The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery , Was Racially Charged, Jury Finds.<br />CNN reports jurors in the case of the<br />murder of Ahmaud Arbery have found the three white men responsible guilty on all charges in a federal hate crime trial.<br />Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, <br />and William Bryan have all been <br />found guilty of attempted kidnapping, .<br />Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, <br />and William Bryan have all been <br />found guilty of attempted kidnapping, .<br />as well as interference of rights, <br />which is a federal hate crime.<br />The verdict comes almost two years <br />after Arbery's killing outside <br />Brunswick, Georgia, on Feb. 23, 2020.<br />Prosecutors alleged the three men <br />chased down and murdered Arbery <br />because of the color of his skin.<br />They say the men saw “a Black man in their neighborhood and assumed the worst of him.”.<br />On February 23, 2020, the <br />three defendants did not see 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery <br />as a fellow human being. , Tara Lyons, prosecutor, via CNN.<br />This wasn’t about trespassing. <br />This wasn’t about neighborhood crimes, either. It was about race – racial assumptions, racial resentment, and racial anger. , Christopher J. Perras, prosecutor, via CNN.<br />Overcome by emotion, Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones spoke of the <br />long road to justice for her son. .<br />This has been very draining, and I’m thankful that <br />it’s almost over. , Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, via CNN
