A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, are set to be sentenced Jan. 7, according to an order signed Monday by Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley. At the November trial, the three white men were convicted of murder and other crimes in the Feb. 23, 2020, killing of the 25-year-old Black man.
A nine-count indictment charged the McMichaels and Bryan each with one count of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. Malice and felony murder convictions both carry a minimum penalty of life in prison. The judge decides whether that comes with or without the possibility of parole. Even if a chance of parole is granted, a person convicted of murder must serve 30 years before becoming eligible. Multiple murder convictions are merged for the purposes of sentencing.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jan. 6 panel set to vote on holding Meadows in contemptThe House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is set to recommend contempt charges against former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
Read more »
Truck driver sentenced to 110 years in Colorado wreck that killed 4The driver of a semi who crashed into stopped traffic on a Colorado interstate two years ago, killing four people and injuring others, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison.
Read more »
Judge OKs regulators’ subpoena for ‘Rust’ assistant directorThe assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set must make himself available for an interview with state workplace safety regulators, a judge decides.
Read more »
Man who shared 8 kids with girlfriend killed in Kentucky factory hit by tornadoJoe Ward, who shared eight children with girlfriend and co-worker Autumn Kirks, was one of those killed by a tornado that tore through a Kentucky candle factory.
Read more »
Man fatally struck by Metro Red Line train on Sunday is identifiedThe man struck and killed by a train in Hollywood on Sunday was identified as 26-year-old William Boerger, according to the L.A. County coroner's office.
Read more »