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		</div><h6><span style="color: #292121;">Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis, 34, and neighbor William &#8216;Roddie&#8217; Bryan Jr., 50, all pled not guilty to charges in Ahmaud Arbery&#8217;s killing, Friday</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #292121;">Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed Feb 23 when the McMichaels armed themselves and pursued the unarmed jogger through a Georgia town before he was shot three times, at close range by Travis McMichael </span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #292121;">The three defendants are all facing murder charges</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #292121;">The judge accepted the not guilty pleas and waived arraignment at the request the defendants </span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #292121;">Bryan&#8217;s lawyer made several motions, including one seeking bond &#8211; the Judge denied the motion for bond </span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #292121;">The incident began when Arbery was jogging, then he was pursued by the McMichaels, who claim he looked like a burglary suspect</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #292121;">While Bryan claims he only became involved in the chase and took video of Arbery&#8217;s shooting, video evidence shows he used his truck to impede the escape of the victim from the armed men pursuing him </span></h6>
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<h6><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-351327" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gregory-McMichael-left-and-his-son-Travis-McMichael-in-court-1.jpg" alt="Gregory McMichael [left] and his son Travis McMichael in court 1" width="1489" height="857" /></span>Suspects in Ahmaud Arbery&#8217;s killing plead &#8216;not guilty&#8217; in court: Gregory McMichael,[left], and his son Travis, [right], on Friday morning pled not guilty to murder and aggravated assault charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was jogging through their neighborhood on Feb 23</strong></h6>
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<div><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">The three white men who have been charged with the murder of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia pled not guilty Friday morning, in a case that sparked a nationwide outrage after cellphone video of the shooting appeared online.</span></div>
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<div>A former law enforcement officer, Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis, 34, are charged with murder and aggravated assault in the February 23 shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.<br />
Arbery a former local high school football standout was unarmed while jogging outside the coastal town of Brunswick when he was shot by the father and son.<br />
Those who knew Arbery, a former local high school football standout, said he was a fitness buff who loved to jog and had used that route often in the past.</p>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-346804" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ahmaud-Arbery-8.jpg" alt="Ahmaud Arbery 8" width="692" height="705" />Ahmaud Arbery,[photo], was killed February 23 when the McMichaels armed themselves and pursued the unarmed jogger through a Georgia town before he was shot three times, fatally, at close range</strong></h6>
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<h6><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-351326" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/William-Roddie-Bryan-Jr-in-court-1.jpg" alt="William 'Roddie' Bryan Jr in court 1" width="1486" height="770" /></span>The third defendant William &#8216;Roddie&#8217; Bryan Jr., [photo], similarly pled not guilty to murder and attempt to illegally detain and confine. Bryan a neighbor of the McMichael&#8217;s, made the video of the killing, which opened up the case </strong></h6>
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<div><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">The father and son are joined in the suit by their neighbor who took the cellphone video of the killing. William &#8216;Roddie&#8217; Bryan Jr., 50, was charged with murder and attempt to illegally detain and confine.</span></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Police say Gregory McMichael saw Arbery running through his neighborhood and believed he looked like a burglary suspect. The elder McMichael called his son and the two armed themselves and drove after Arbery.<br />
Bryan joined the chase in his own vehicle, police say, and took video of the incident on his phone, which appears to show the McMichaels confronting Arbery before Arbery was shot with a shotgun.<br />
Judge Timothy Walmsley accepted the not guilty pleas and waived arraignment at the request of the defendants&#8217; lawyers.<br />
No court date was immediately set, but there were several motions pending for later Friday morning on behalf of Bryan, including a request for bond.<br />
&#8216;Keeping him in jail isn&#8217;t going to accomplish anything,&#8217; Bryan&#8217;s attorney, Kevin Gough, told reporters on Thursday.</p>
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<h6><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-351322" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Three-georgia-men-plead-not-guilty-in-killing-of-Ahmaud-Arbery-3.jpg" alt="Three georgia men plead not guilty in killing of Ahmaud Arbery 3" width="899" height="469" /></span>William Bryan&#8217;s attorney, Kevin Gough asked that the state replace the lead prosecutor, Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmesy, but Judge Timothy Walmsley denied his motion</strong></h6>
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GRAPHIC: Shocking moment black jogger is shot dead by white men</h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-351318" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Charles-Prescott-III-left-Wanda-Cooper-Jonescenter-and-Lee-Merrittt-1.jpg" alt="Charles Prescott III [left], Wanda Cooper-Jones,[center], and Lee Merrittt 1" width="1355" height="768" /></span></strong><strong> Chief investigator Charles Prescott III [left], on Friday accompanies </strong><strong>Arbery&#8217;s mom, Wanda Cooper-Jones, to the Glynn County Courthouse along with the family&#8217;s attorney, Lee Merritt, [right] </strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-351314" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Travis-McMichael-right-shoots-Ahmaud-Arbery-left-1.jpg" alt="Travis McMichael [right] shoots Ahmaud Arbery [left] 1" width="963" height="814" /></span>Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed February 23 when the McMichaels father and armed themselves and pursued the unarmed black jogger through a Georgia town before he was shot three times, fatally, at close range. But with various jurisdictions unwilling to bring charges against the former cop and his son, it was not until May 7 &#8211; two days after Bryan´s cellphone video leaked online and stirred a national outcry &#8211; that the McMichaels were arrested</strong></h6>
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<h6 class="vjs-menu-title"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-351315" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Travis-McMichael-right-shoots-Ahmaud-Arbery-left-2.jpg" alt="Travis McMichael [right] shoots Ahmaud Arbery [left] 2" width="1345" height="779" /></span>In the shocking video Arbery [left], is seen stumbling and falling to the ground. He had just been shot three times by Travis McMichael who is standing [right] holding a shotgun and watching the &#8216;kill&#8217; </strong></h6>
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<div class="vjs-menu-item" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-live="polite" aria-selected="false"><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">&#8216;Going in and out of jail is difficult because of the virus, and being in jail is tough with the virus,&#8217; Gough said.<br />
<span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">Arbery&#8217;s parents addressed the court after noon, urging the judge to deny Bryan&#8217;s bond request, according to </span><a class="class" style="font-size: 1rem;" href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/happening-now-suspects-in-ahmaud-arbery-case-plead-not-guilty/E5IL6BNT7BCCFLSUUWQ5W7XBQY/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">Atlanta Journal Constitution.</a><br />
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">&#8216;He must remain in custody,&#8217; Wanda Cooper-Jones, the victim&#8217;s mother, said. &#8216;He’s dangerous and unapologetic.&#8217;<br />
Cooper-Jones asked the judge to keep Bryan locked up, &#8220;He does not believe there’s anything wrong with what he did. He wants this court or allow him to go home,&#8221; she told the court.<br />
&#8220;I am asking this court to say, &#8216;No.&#8217; He cannot go home. He did not allow my son to go home.”<br />
One of the motions filed by the defense attorney seeks to submit more than 50 questions to prospective jurors concerning their opinions on race and personal biases, reported <a class="class" href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/17/ahmaud-arbery-murder-suspects-arraignment-bond-hearing-live-stream/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">TMZ</a>.<br />
The list of questions includes &#8216;What in your opinion is the principal cause of crime in America today?&#8217; and &#8216;What steps do you think people who are frightened about crime should take to protect themselves?&#8217;</p>
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<div><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">Gough also asked that the state replace the lead prosecutor, Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmesy, but Judge Timothy Walmsley denied his motion.<br />
During the hearing, Gough took issue with Arbery family attorney&#8217;s face mask bearing the name &#8216;George Floyd,&#8217; the unarmed black man who was killed by a white police officer in Minnesota in May.<br />
&#8216;If we are permitted to wear masks making political statements, then Mr. Evans and I and his office should be free to wear MAGA masks if we wanted to in the courtroom,&#8217; Gough said, referring to prosecutor Jesse Evans.<br />
&#8216;I imagine the court wouldn’t appreciate that,&#8217; he added. &#8216;And I think the same rules should apply and any political statements whether on masks, on lapels, bumper stickers, T-shirts.&#8217;<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">The presiding judge rejected Gough&#8217;s request that only &#8216;content-neutral&#8217; masks be allowed in the courtroom.</span></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">No arrests were made in Arbery&#8217;s killing for three months. It was not until after Bryan&#8217;s recording of the shooting was leaked online and went viral that police arrested the father and son. Bryan was arrested two weeks later.<br />
All three were indicted in June on nine felony counts, including malice and murder.<br />
During a probable cause hearing, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Richard Dial testified that Bryan told investigators Travis McMichael said &#8216;f***ing n*****&#8217; as he stood over Arbery, moments after he fatally shot him.&#8217;<br />
Arbery’s death has often been invoked during protests against racial injustice that have broken out across the nation since Floyd’s death. Arbery’s death also fueled a renewed push for a state hate crimes law in Georgia, which state lawmakers passed in late June.<br />
Later in the court day, when Gough asked the judge to set bail for his client, insisting that he is not a flight risk and poses no danger to the community.<br />
<span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">The judge denied the motion for bond.<br />
In explaining his decision to deny bond, judge Walmsley said Bryan was a risk of flight because the charges against him are so serious. He also cited the two other investigations by the FBI and GBI.</span><br />
The prosecutor, Evans, argued that Bryan faces a long prison sentence if convicted, which could be incentive to skip bail. Evans also revealed that prosecutors have obtained text messages from Bryan&#8217;s <a class=" vilynx_listened" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/white-man-accused-killing-ahmaud-arbery-allegedly-used-racial-slur-n1224696" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">phone which allegedly show</a> that he regularly uses racist slurs.<br />
&#8221; &#8216;Working like an &#8216;N&#8217; today,&#8217; &#8221; Evans quoted from an alleged text message of Bryan&#8217;s. &#8220;There&#8217;s just a ton of filth in this defendant&#8217;s texts regarding that.&#8221;</p>
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White Georgia father and son vigilante team and their neighbor plead not guilty in killing of unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery
