Ahmaud Arbery: Trial date set for suspects charged with murder in Brunswick man’s 2020 death

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A trial date has been set for the three Georgia men facing state murder charges in the 2020 death of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, are facing charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminal attempt to commit a felony.

According to a trial notice filed Friday, jury selection is set to begin on October 18, 2021 at 10 a.m. The next court dates for the state charges for the McMichaels and Bryan are May 12 and 13.

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In addition to the state charges, both the McMichaels and Bryan are facing federal hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges. They are each charged with one count of interference with rights and with one count of attempted kidnapping, according to the DOJ.

Travis and Gregory McMichael were also charged with one count each of using, carrying, and brandishing — and in Travis’s case, discharging — a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, the release detailed. Read the full indictment here.

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The McMichaels and Bryan were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia. The DOJ detailed the indictment as follows:

“Counts One and Two of the indictment allege that the defendants used force and threats of force to intimidate and interfere with Arbery’s right to use a public street because of his race. Specifically, Count One of the indictment alleges that as Arbery was running on a public street in the Satilla Shores neighborhood of Brunswick, Georgia, Travis and Gregory McMichael armed themselves with firearms, got into a truck, and chased Arbery through the public streets of the neighborhood while yelling at him, using their truck to cut off his route, and threatening him with firearms. Count One also alleges that the offense resulted in Arbery’s death. Count Two alleges that William “Roddie” Bryan joined the chase and used his truck to cut off Arbery’s route.

“In addition to the hate-crime charges, Count Three alleges that all three defendants attempted to unlawfully seize and confine Arbery by chasing after him in their trucks in an attempt to restrain him, restrict his free movement, corral and detain him against his will, and prevent his escape. Counts Four and Five allege that during the course of the crime of violence charged in Count One, Travis used, carried, brandished, and discharged a Remington shotgun, and Gregory used, carried, and brandished a .357 Magnum revolver.”

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