In what is likely to be a racially charged trial, the jury will decide in the fate of defendants Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and William Bryan.
"There's very few people who wouldn't have heard about this case. Most have developed an opinion about the case. So I understand that the attorneys in general will have some questions that we're not used to."
Wanda Cooper-Jones, Arbery's mother, said she was"shocked" there was only one Black juror as she left the courtroom on Wednesday.Arbery, 25, was killed while jogging in a neighborhood just outside Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020. Gregory McMichael, 65, and his 35-year-old son pursued Arbery in pickup-up truck along with Bryan, 52.
The suspects claimed they chased Arbery believing he was a suspect alleged to have been involved in several break-ins in the local area and that Travis McMichael fired at the 25-year-old with a shotgun in self-defense following an altercation when they caught up with him.
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