Arbery was a criminal.Īll three defendants face sentences of up to life in prison.įour Texas men have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes: one to more than 11 years, another to 22 years, a third to 20 years, and most recently, a fourth was sentenced to more than 23 years. Evidence showed that each defendant held racist beliefs that led them to assume, without reason, that Mr. Arbery as he attempted to escape.Īn important part of the trial was proving that the defendants acted because of Mr. In the ensuing struggle, one of the men shot and killed Mr. Arbery from leaving after surrounding him. The third defendant joined the chase, and all three men tried to prevent Mr. They yelled at him, used their truck to cut off his route, and threatened him with guns.
Arbery jogging, two of the defendants armed themselves, got into a truck, and chased him through the neighborhood. A jury found three Georgia men guilty of hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in the pursuit and killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black man who was jogging on a public road.