Men Convicted in Murder of Ahmaud Arbery Found Guilty in Federal Hate Crimes Trial

A verdict has been reached in the federal hate crimes trial of the three men previously convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. 

Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan have all been found guilty of their hate crime charges for depriving Arbery of his civil rights due to his race. The trial, per the Associated Press, saw prosecutors showing text messages and social media activity, including posts featuring racist slurs.

News of a verdict having been reached broke on Tuesday morning.

Bryan and the McMichaels were given life sentences in January after being convicted of murder in the 2020 killing of 25-year-old Arbery. The McMichaels were sentenced to life without parole, while Bryan was given life with the possibility of parole. The three Georgia men were indicted on hate crimes by a federal grand jury in Georgia in April of last year.

This story is being updated.