The booking photo for Travis James McMichael, seen here in a photo released to the media by the Glynn County Detention Center on May 7, 2020. Travis James McMichael and Gregory Johns McMichael are being detained and charged with the Felony Murder and Aggravated assault of Ahmaud Arbery. (Photo by Glynn County Detention Center via Sipa USA) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY**
Gregory and Travis McMichael charged with felony murder of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — UPDATE : A federal judge has rejected a plea agreement that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery’s parents had denounced the proposed deal for Travis McMichael, and the judge proceeded with plans to summon potential jurors next week.
Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, asked the judge to reject the deal and described the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to propose it as “disrespectful.” Proposed plea agreements for father and son Greg and Travis McMichael were filed with the court late Sunday.
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