Ahmaud Arbery's three murderers are convicted of federal hate crimes after jury rules they killed jogger because he was black
Travis and Gregory McMichael and William Roddy Bryan were convicted Tuesday of federal hate crimes
It makes no difference to their sentences - the McMichaels were already serving life without parole - but it means they are convicted of killing Arbery because he was black
The federal hate crime conviction means the men may be able to serve their time in federal prison instead of the less comfortable state penitentiary
Ahmaud Arbery's family fought that possibility - saying they ought to serve time in the leas comfortable place
Ahmaud's mother Wanda Cooper Jones said outside court she was grateful for the conviction but horrified the men were offered a deal in January
By Jimmy Mccloskey For Dailymail.Com
Published: 10:44 EST, 22 February 2022 | Updated: 11:25 EST, 22 February 2022
The three men who murdered black Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery have been convicted of federal hate crimes after a jury decided they'd targeted their victim because of his race.
Travis McMichael, his dad Gregory McMichael, and friend Roddy Bryan, who filmed the February 2020 murder in Macon, Georgia, were convicted Tuesday morning.
The McMichaels were already serving life without parole after being convicted of murder at state trial and Bryan was serving life with the possibility of parole after 15 years, but he now faces extra time because of the federal conviction.
After the verdict, the Arbery family announced plans to file civil lawsuits now that the criminal investigations and trials are complete. It is unclear who they will file charges against.
Jurors were sent out to try the case on Monday evening and deliberated for only two hours.
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