The three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are scheduled for probable cause hearings in Brunswick today amid nationwide protests over the killing of another unarmed black man — George Floyd — in Minneapolis.
Travis and Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan have each been charged with felony murder in the Arbery case, which has drawn national attention and sparked demonstrations. Because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the McMichaels and Bryan will appear by video for their hearings from the Glynn County Detention Center.
Greg McMichael told police he suspected Arbery, 25, of committing break-ins. A video Bryan shot shows Travis McMichael briefly tussling with Arbery in the Satilla Shores neighborhood before firing three shots at him. Family and friends say Arbery was an avid runner who was out for a jog. The McMichaels and Bryan are white. Arbery was black.
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Protests are expected in Brunswick throughout the day. Similar demonstrations have rocked cities across the country in the wake of a video showing Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody. In the video, an officer is seen pinning Floyd to the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Two autopsies released Monday say Floyd’s death was a homicide.
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Stay here for minute-by-minute updates on Thursday’s events from inside and outside the Glynn County courthouse, where a team of Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalists is on the scene.
9:07 a.m.: Arbery’s supporters are calling for people to show up for a peaceful protest at 5 p.m. at Piedmont Park in Atlanta today, despite the forecast for rain.
9:10 a.m.: Joy Graves, Shirley Benson and Patricia Fields from Waycross have showed up outside the Glynn County Courthouse in support of Arbery. Graves: "We're just here for justice — Ahmaud could have been one of our sons."
9:27 a.m.: The crowd is growing outside the Brunswick courthouse.
9:30 a.m.: The probable cause hearings have begun. Many of those in the courtrooms are wearing masks in keeping with precautions for fighting the spread of the coronavirus disease.
9:38 a.m.: The attorneys for the defendants have approached the judge for a private discussion with the judge.
9:39 a.m.: Travis and Greg McMichael are now appearing by video link from the Glynn County Detention Center. Travis McMichael is wearing a long-sleeved, striped shirt. His father is in a coat and tie. Both are wearing masks.
9:42 a.m.: Jesse Evans, a prosecutor with the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office, has begun with opening remarks.
9:47 a.m.: Evans calls Special Agent Richard Dial of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as a witness. Dial says the case remains under investigation.
9:49 a.m.: Some calls are emerging in the crowd outside the courthouse for violence if bond is granted. Others responded, "No, No.” Some are complaining the magistrate doesn't have authority to hear this case because it includes the possibility of life imprisonment.
9:57 a.m.: Dial: Other people visited the house under construction in the neighborhood where Arbery was fatally shot. He added that Arbery, who walked through the house, did not take anything from it, though some kids took pieces of wood from it.
10 a.m.: Dial: Investigators have multiple videos showing the events of the day Arbery was shot.
10:01 a.m.: Dial: Arbery came out of the home under construction, without taking anything, and ran down the street.
10:03 a.m.: Dial: Without calling 911, the McMichaels get firearms and climb into a pickup truck, heading toward Arbery.
10:05 a.m.: Dial: Bryan is outside his residence and has a video camera. Arbery is trying to get away from the McMichaels. Bryan then gets into his truck with the intention of assisting with the pursuit of Arbery.
10:06 a.m.: Dial: Bryan did not call 911.
10:08 a.m.: Dial: At one point, Arbery runs a different direction in an attempt to avoid the McMichaels. Travis gets out of the truck to confront him. Bryan pulls out of his driveway and then tries to block Arbery in.
10:09 a.m.: Dial: Arbery goes around Bryan’s truck. Bryan tries several more times to block Arbery with his truck. Arbery kept jumping out of the way and tried to leave the neighborhood. Bryan then pursued Arbery down the road.
10:11 a.m.: Dial: Bryan turns on his cellphone camera to videotape Arbery. The video shows Arbery trying to evade Bryan’s truck. At one point, Bryan’s truck made contact with Arbery.
10:16 a.m.: Dial: Arbery is caught between the McMichaels’ and Bryan’s trucks. Bryan picks up the phone and holds it up to videotape Arbery. Travis McMichael is holding a firearm. Arbery runs and sees McMichael and then changes directions to go around the truck. A shot is heard. Travis McMichael and Arbery get involved in a struggle. Arbery strikes Travis McMichael. Two more shots are fired. Arbery falls.
10:19 a.m.: Demonstrators are lingering outside the courthouse.
10:20 a.m.: Dial: Arbery was shot in the center of the chest and upper left portion of his chest and his right wrist. Three spent shells from a shotgun were recovered at the scene. Travis McMichael told authorities he fired his shotgun.
10:27 a.m.: Evans is holding a magnified photo of the Satilla Shores neighborhood as Dial describes the sequence of events, using a pointer.
10:38 a.m.: Dial: Greg McMichael said he heard only two shots. He may not have heard the first shot. He was on the phone calling 911 at that moment. Greg McMichael told his son, Travis, not to shoot. Travis McMichael admitted to firing his shotgun three times, hitting Arbery each time. Bryan admitted to pursuing Arbery and trying to block and detain Arbery several times.
10:43 a.m.: Dial: Travis McMichael said at the crime scene after the fatal shooting and before the police arrived, according to Bryan: “Fucking (N-word).”
10:46 a.m.: Evans is done asking Dial questions. The judge calls for a 15-minute break.
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