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3 Men Indicted for Murder in Shooting Death of Ahmaud Arbery

Three men have been indicted on murder charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced Glyn County’s Grand Jury has indicted Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William Bryan on malice and felony murder charges in the death of the 25-year old Arbery.

Each of the three defendants are charged with nine counts: malice murder; felony murder (four counts); aggravated assault (two counts); false imprisonment; and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.

Arbery was killed Feb. 23 when the Greg and Travis McMichael, a white father and son, armed themselves and pursued the 25-year-old black man running in their neighborhood. Greg McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was a burglar and that Arbery attacked his son before being shot.

The indictment can be seen online at www.glynncounty.org.

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