Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arbery want a new trial

Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three white men serving life sentences for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are asking a Georgia judge for a new trial. Greg and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan appeared Thursday before the same judge who sentenced them three years ago. A jury convicted the McMichaels and Bryan of murdering the 25-year-old Black man in 2020. Their attorneys are making a range of arguments for a new trial, from a tainted jury to ineffective trial counsel. The men chased Arbery in their trucks and Bryan recorded Travis McMichael shooting him at close range with a shotgun. Defense attorneys at trial argued the men were trying to detain Arbery for police.