‘We will get justice for Ahmaud,’ mom says as Georgia jury starts deliberating

Record ID: 1647475

  • Title: ‘We will get justice for Ahmaud,’ mom says as Georgia jury starts deliberating
  • Date: 23rd November 2021
  • Summary: BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 23, 2021) (Reuters) (SOUNDBITE) (English) WANDA COOPER-JONES, MOTHER OF AHMAUD ARBERY, SAYING: "I think Linda did a fantastic job. I think she presented the evidence again very well. I do think we will come back with a guilty verdict. And I'm going to leave with this: God has brought us this far, and he's not going to fail us now. We will get justice for Ahmaud." FAMILY AND ATTORNEYS DURING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARCUS ARBERY, FATHER OF AHMAUD ARBERY, SAYING: "What I've seen in that courtroom this morning is just really devastating but I'm thanking God that God showed us everything, showed us all the evidence to convict these men. And so I know God that we're on the same (indecipherable) now so I know we're going to get the verdict on these men. Alright. Thank you." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING PINS ON PROTESTER'S SHIRT EXTERIOR OF COURTHOUSE DOORS TO COURTHOUSE STEPS OF COURTHOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT COURTHOUSE
  • Embargoed: 7th December 2021 18:36
  • Keywords: Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Georgia crime killing of Ahmaud Arbery lynching modern day lynching racism racism in America
  • Location: BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,United States
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  • Story Text: EDITOR'S NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS BRIEF PROFANITY AT 1:45
    A Georgia jury began deliberating on Tuesday on whether three white men are guilty of murder for chasing and shooting a Black man named Ahmaud Arbery who ran through their mostly white neighborhood last year after the prosecution made a final pitch for conviction and chided a defense bid to "malign the victim."
    After being sworn in more than two weeks ago, the 12-member jury heard from more than two dozen witnesses. These included Travis McMichael, the only defendant to take the witness stand, who said he fired his shotgun into Arbery in self defense.
    McMichael, 35, his father Gregory McMichael, 65, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan, 52, have pleaded not guilty to charges including murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment for the killing in the coastal suburb of Satilla Shores on Feb. 23, 2020.
    Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley instructed the jury of 11 white men and women and one Black man in the law governing the case after lead prosecutor Linda Dunikoski delivered a final two-hour rebuttal to defense lawyers' closing arguments.
    Outside the courthouse, the Arbery family expressed faith in God and confidence that the jury would reach a guilty verdict.
    "God has brought us this far, and he's not going to fail us now. We will get justice for Ahmaud," said Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud's mother.
    And nearby on the sidewalk, a small group of seven Black Lives Matter members and supporters marched and chanted in call and response style - "Say his name," "Ahmaud Arbery."
    (Production: Nathan Frandino)
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