Graphic images from the scene showing Ahmaud Arbery's injuries were shown in court as the trial of Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. continues.
Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski alleged in her opening statement that suspects Travis and Greg McMichael, and William Bryan Jr. acted upon assumptions when they decided to chase after Ahmaud Arbery and kill him.
A prosecutor told jurors that faulty assumptions led Greg and Travis McMichael to chase down Ahmaud Arbery, whose killing was largely ignored until a leaked video stirred outrage.
Prosecutors had asked the judge to reinstate eight Black potential jurors after they alleged that the defense had intentionally struck Black candidates from the jury because of their race, but the judge ruled the defense team had provided valid reasons for removing the potential jurors.
Potential jurors saw racism as the key factor in the case as they responded to blunt questions from prosecutors and defense attorneys who are trying to seat an impartial jury.
Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and a neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, all white, are charged with murder in the death of Black man Ahmaud Arbery, who was jogging through their Georgia neighborhood.
The difficult task of finding suitable jurors to determine the fate of Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, has resumed in Georgia.
Jury selection has begun to determine the fate of father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, for allegedly killing Black man Ahmaud Arbery.
Racial issues loom over the upcoming murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery, who was allegedly killed by Greg McMichael and his son Travis McMichael, along with neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan.
Gregory and Travis McMichael — who were then joined by neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan — armed themselves and pursued Ahmaud Arbery in a pickup truck after spotting the Black man running in their neighborhood.
