05-08-2020, 01:44 PM
Arbery, who would have turned 26 today, was shot to death on Feb. 23 in Brunswick, a coastal city about midway between Savannah and Jacksonville, Florida, after being chased by Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis, 34, in their pickup truck.
Arbery's family says he was out jogging, while the McMichaels have claimed they thought he was a burglar, according to the Glynn County police report.
The McMichaels said they armed themselves and chased then confronted Arbery because they believed Arbery might have a gun and they intended to make a citizen's arrest, the police report said.
Asked about the possibility that the McMichaels could be prosecuted for a hate crime, Reynolds noted that Georgia is one of few states without a hate-crime law. South Carolina, Arkansas and Wyoming also have no such laws, according to a U.S. Justice Department website.
Refs:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nei...n-n1202791
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020...089040001/
https://www.gpbnews.org/post/brunswick-a...ng-video-0
Arbery's family says he was out jogging, while the McMichaels have claimed they thought he was a burglar, according to the Glynn County police report.
The McMichaels said they armed themselves and chased then confronted Arbery because they believed Arbery might have a gun and they intended to make a citizen's arrest, the police report said.
Asked about the possibility that the McMichaels could be prosecuted for a hate crime, Reynolds noted that Georgia is one of few states without a hate-crime law. South Carolina, Arkansas and Wyoming also have no such laws, according to a U.S. Justice Department website.
Refs:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nei...n-n1202791
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020...089040001/
https://www.gpbnews.org/post/brunswick-a...ng-video-0