Judge schedules sentencing in Ahmaud Arbery murder for early January

 (CNN) — A sentencing proceeding has been scheduled for the 3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery arsenic helium ran done their southbound Georgia vicinity connected Feb. 23, 2020.

Travis McMichael, his begetter Gregory McMichael and their neighbour William “Roddie” Bryan are scheduled to again look earlier Judge Timothy Walmsley, the justice who presided implicit their authorities trial, connected Friday, January 7, astatine 10 a.m.

The proceeding volition beryllium held successful the Glynn County Courthouse successful Brunswick, Georgia, the same courthouse where the men were convicted successful November.

The McMichaels and Bryan are presently being held successful the Glynn County Detention Center, wherever they are besides awaiting proceedings connected abstracted national hatred transgression charges, stemming from an April 28, 2021, national expansive assemblage indictment. Jury enactment successful the national proceedings is scheduled to statesman connected Feb. 7, 2022.

The McMichaels each look an further complaint of using, carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm during and successful narration to a transgression of violence. The men person pleaded not guilty.

The November verdict, delivered by 9 White women, 2 White men and 1 Black man, came aft much than 11 hours of deliberation spanning 2 days. It followed 8 days of testimony, involving 23 witnesses.

The McMichaels and Bryan were arrested much than 2 months after Arbery’s killing in the Satilla Shores vicinity extracurricular Brunswick.

The men said they believed 25-year-old Arbery, who was Black, had committed a crime. Evidence introduced successful the proceedings showed the men chased Arbery done the streets arsenic helium repeatedly tried to elude them. The McMichaels, who were armed, were successful 1 vehicle, portion Bryan, who joined portion the pursuit was underway, followed successful his ain truck, assisting successful and signaling the chase. Arbery was unarmed and connected foot.

Video of the sidesplitting showed Travis McMichael exit his motortruck and face Arbery earlier fatally shooting him arsenic the 2 tussled. McMichael’s begetter watched from the furniture of the truck.

The men pleaded not guilty, with the McMichaels claiming they were conducting a citizen’s apprehension and acting successful self-defense, and Bryan saying helium took nary portion successful the killing.

Arbery was connected a jog — a communal pastime, according to those who knew him — erstwhile the McMichaels grabbed their guns and pursued him. Gregory McMichael, a erstwhile constabulary serviceman and ex-investigator successful the region prosecutor’s office, told authorities Arbery and his lad had struggled implicit his son’s shotgun and Travis changeable Arbery aft helium was attacked, according to a constabulary report.

The McMichaels were arrested connected May 7, 2020, and Bryan was taken into custody 2 weeks later. The lawsuit soon dovetailed with the killings of 3 Black radical — Breonna Taylor successful Louisville, Kentucky, George Floyd successful Minneapolis and Rayshard Brooks successful Atlanta — reigniting concerns implicit radical injustice and prompting civilian unrest nationwide.