Deliberations continue in trial of men accused of Arbery's murder

Jurors volition instrumentality to the courthouse successful Brunswick, Georgia, connected Wednesday to resume deliberations successful the execution proceedings of 3 achromatic men implicated successful the decease of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black antheral who was changeable and killed successful the metropolis past February.

Wednesday volition people the 2nd time of deliberations for the jury. According to The Associated Press, jurors deliberated for astir six hours connected Tuesday aft lawyers wrapped up closing arguments and the justice handed down instructions.

On Tuesday, prosecutors closed their lawsuit by arguing that the men connected proceedings — Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan — were not justified to instrumentality Arbery into custody connected a since-repealed citizens' apprehension law.

"When 3 radical pursuit an unarmed antheral successful 2 pickup trucks to interruption his idiosyncratic liberty, who gets to claim, 'I'm not truly liable for that?' Under the instrumentality successful Georgia, nary 1 gets to accidental that," pb authoritative Linda Dunikoski said.

In summation to citing Georgia's citizen's apprehension law, defence lawyers person argued that the gunman, Travis McMichael, fired his shotgun astatine Arbery astatine adjacent scope successful self-defense.

Arbery was chased and fatally changeable connected Feb. 23, 2020, aft helium was spotted moving successful the Satilla Shores vicinity of Brunswick.

Arbery had concisely stopped wrong a location successful the vicinity that was nether construction. The McMichaels equipped themselves and chased aft him successful pickup trucks erstwhile they saw him successful the area, believing him to beryllium liable for a bid of break-ins successful the area.

Video from the incidental showed the McMichaels thrust up beside Arbery. A conflict followed for a fewer moments earlier Travis McMichael fired his gun, and Arbery stumbled to the ground.

The 3 men look 9 charges that scope from malice execution to mendacious imprisonment.