The lawyers for the father, son and neighbor who are serving a life sentence for chasing down and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, will be back in court Thursday as they push to get a new trial.

Four years after Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down while jogging in the Satilla Shores neighborhood, near Brunswick, a prayer vigil is planned to honor his memory on the day named for the 25-year-old.

Three white men sentenced to prison in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions.

The men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in 2020 are now looking to have their hate crime convictions overturned.

One of the men convicted of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood in 2020 has been moved to a medical prison, according to Georgia Department of Corrections records.

The father and son convicted of murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that returned hate crime convictions against the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery says he believes the verdicts show no one is above the law.

The News4JAX ITEAM is looking into what life will be like for the 3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery and NOW convicted of federal hate crimes.

The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery says she plans to seat a jury Monday, and expects attorneys to make their opening statements as well.

Several potential jurors in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said in court Tuesday that they believe problems with racism in America are exaggerated and questioned whether there should be special charges or punishments for crimes motivated by race.

New court documents reveal federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with the father and son convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery.

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers will be one step closer to their federal hate crimes trial after the final pretrial hearing on Monday.

Before a judge determines Friday whether the three men convicted in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery will be given the possibility of parole for their mandatory life sentences, Arbery’s family shared with the court how his murder has impacted their lives.

As they await the judge’s decision in the sentencing of the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old’s family remains hopeful, grateful and prayerful, his aunt Thea Brooks told News4JAX.

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.

The video of Ahmaud Arbery’s shotgun death was a shocking piece of evidence that suddenly brought the Black man’s killing into the national consciousness.

After about 10 hours of deliberations, jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their Georgia neighborhood.

Jurors have convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

Attorneys on Monday offered their final words to the jury in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

Attorneys offered final words to the jury in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot last year while running in Georgia.

The judge in the trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery has declined to override decisions in jury selection that left just one Black juror on the final panel of 12.

A Georgia judge says he won't allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery to use evidence of the slain Black man's troubled past when they stand trial for murder.

Defense attorneys for the three Georgia men facing federal hate crime charges in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery are asking for more time to file motions in the case.

The former Brunswick prosecutor who has come under fire for her office's treatment of the Ahmaud Arbery case is reportedly the subject of a grand jury investigation.

The department in question is the same police agency that responded to the Ahmaud Arbery shooting. It came under criticism after it did not make an arrest nor did it ask for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations to take over the investigation after realizing one of the accused, Gregory McMichael, was a former police officer within the same department.

The three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who authorities say was gunned down while jogging in a Southeast Georgia neighborhood last year, were back in a Brunswick courtroom on Wednesday.

Nearly a year after a video surfaced showing 25-year-old Black man Ahmaud Arbery being chased down the street of a South Georgia neighborhood, and eventually shot to death, the three men accused in his murder have been indicted on federal hate crime charges.

SATILLA SHORES, Ga. – One year after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was chased and fatally shot while running in a Southeast Georgia neighborhood, his mother is still working to keep a promise she made to her son at his funeral. McMichael told investigators he went into his house to get his son, Travis McMichael. Within a day of taking over, the GBI announced the arrest of Travis and Greg McMichael for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. In May 2020, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr requested the GBI open an investigation into the prosecutors who first handled the Arbery case. AdSince the arrests, the Georgia attorney general has appointed the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office to take over the prosecution of the case.

Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddy" Bryan each made first court appearances last month from the Glynn County Jail. BRUNSWICK, Ga. – One year after Ahmaud Arbery’s death, his mother filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging there was a conspiracy to protect those responsible for killing her son. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry and within 36 hours arrested the McMichaels -- a father and son. “If not for the video of Ahmaud’s killing being released, the Glynn County Police Department, Rash, Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, Bryan, Johnson, and Barnhill would have successfully conspired to deprive Ahmaud of his constitutional rights,” the suit said. Jason Sheffield, the attorney for Travis McMichael, responded with a statement noting the one-year mark since Arbery’s death and respectful of Cooper desire to get justice for her son.

Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddy" Bryan each made first court appearances last month from the Glynn County Jail. BRUNSWICK, Ga. – One year after Ahmaud Arbery’s death, his mother filed a federal lawsuit alleging there was a conspiracy to protect those responsible for killing her son. were part of a “deliberate effort to cover up Ahmaud’s murder.”Arbery’s shooting death was not reported beyond the local media for months. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation and within 36 hours arrested the McMichaels -- a father and son. “If not for the video of Ahmaud’s killing being released, the Glynn County Police Department, Rash, Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, Bryan, Johnson, and Barnhill would have successfully conspired to deprive Ahmaud of his constitutional rights,” the suit said.

A judge outlines in a court document why he denied bond for the father and son charged in the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. RELATED: What we learned during two-day bond hearing for father, son accused of killing Ahmaud ArberyAnother example cited in the court document is that Greg McMichael attempted to contact current Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson after the shooting. Johnson is Greg McMichael’s former boss. Greg McMichael worked as an investigator in her office for more than 20 years before retiring. “Greg McMichael is heard stating to a third party ‘no good deed goes unpunished’ when referencing the shooting and killing of Arbery,” the document says.

In this image made from video, from left, father and son, Gregory and Travis McMichael, accused in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia on Feb. 2020, listen via closed circuit tv in the Glynn County Detention center in Brunswick, Ga., on Thursday, Nov. 12, as lawyers argue for bond to be set at the Glynn County courthouse. The McMichaels chased and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, after they spotted him running in their neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. (AP Photo/Lewis Levine)

The McMichaels chased and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, after they spotted him running in their neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. They also contended Travis McMichael was defending himself when he blasted Arbery three times with a shotgun. “You would think that the race of Ahmaud Arbery is the only thing that makes the state of Georgia concerned about a serious event on Feb 23,” Hogue said. Travis McMichael never confronted people "unless he himself was put in danger," Rubin said.

Travis McMichael, 34, and his father, Gregory McMichael, 64, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. Langford’s wife, Ashley Langford, testified that Travis McMichael expressed remorse about shooting Arbery. Arbery can be seen grappling with Travis McMichael over the shotgun and punching him before being shot at point-blank range. Arbery can be seen grappling with Travis McMichael over the shotgun and punching him before being shot at point-blank range. COVERAGE OF AHMAUD ARBERY CASE: Timeline of killing, delayed prosecution | Witness heard racial slur after killing | Not first time Glynn County hesitated to arrest one of their own

Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. Then prosecutor Jesse Evans asked Langford about a text message Travis McMichael had sent him last year that used a slur for Black people when referring to a “crackhead ... with gold teeth." “We have substantial evidence that, on the day in question, Mr. Arbery was not a jogger,” said Robert Rubin, one of Travis McMichael's attorneys. Langford's wife, Ashley Langford, testified that Travis McMichael expressed remorse about shooting Arbery. Travis McMichael's mother, Lee McMichael, testified that he lived with her and his father, has a 4-year-old son and doesn't have a passport.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Protestors on Wednesday at the Glynn County Courthouse demanded the three men accused of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery stay in jail. Dozens of demonstrators – led by Arbery’s family – marched through the streets of downtown Brunswick yelling “no bond” for the men: Gregory McMichael, 64, Travis McMichael, 34, and William “Roddie” Bryan. Demonstrators are marching through the streets surrounding the Glynn County courthouse demanding "no bond" for the three men accused of murdering #AhmaudArbery. RELATED: 3 men indicted on felony murder charges in death of Ahmaud ArberyCourt records allege Travis McMichael made a threatening Facebook post regarding thefts in the Satilla Shores neighborhood before the deadly shooting. In a bombshell admission during the pretrial hearing, a GBI investigator testified that Travis McMichael was overheard using a racial slur at Arbery immediately after shooting Arbery, but before Glynn County police officers arrived.

Incumbent Republican District Attorney Jackie Johnson was defeated by Independent Keith Higgins in the race for Brunswick Judicial Circuit. More than two months passed before Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, were charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. Gregory McMichael had been a longtime investigator for Johnson’s office. Johnson recused herself but handed the case off to a second district attorney. Barnhill was eventually removed over his own conflict of interest -- his son works for Johnson and had prosecuted an earlier case against Arbery.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – New court filings in the Ahmaud Arbery case show state attorneys want “racial” text messages and Facebook posts from the men facing murder charges in Arbery’s death to be considered at trial. RELATED: 3 men indicted on felony murder charges in death of Ahmaud ArberyTravis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, a father and son, have been charged with murder and aggravated assault. William ‘Roddie’ Bryan, the Georgia man whose cellphone video captured the shooting, has also been charged in Arbery’s death. The messages and post are all dated from 2019, including a racial highway video and racial messages extracted from William “Roddie” Bryan’s phone. Dial said in court Roddie Bryan told law enforcement he heard McMichael say “f****** n*****” after shooting Ahmaud Arbery three times and prior to police arriving on the scene.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A coastal Georgia judge has thrown out some criminal charges against three police officers, although remaining charges mean each is still on track to go to trial. Glynn County Superior Court Judge Anthony Harrison dismissed three charges of violating oaths of office against both former Glynn County Police Chief John Powell and former chief of staff Brian Scott, The Brunswick News reported. The judge also threw out three oath-of-office violation charges against former Glynn County officer David Haney. The judge refused to throw out perjury charges against all three men and witness tampering charges against Powell and Scott, who later became Vidalia police chief. The charges followed the discovery that a Glynn County narcotics officer was having sex with two confidential informants.

This photo combo of images taken Thursday, May 7, 2020, and provided by the Glynn County Detention Center, in Georgia, show Gregory McMichael, left, and his son Travis McMichael. A prosecutor on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia. Speaking to reporters outside the Glynn County courthouse, prosecutor Joyette Holmes said a grand jury has indicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Roddie Bryan Jr. on charges including malice and felony murder in the death of the African American man. (Glynn County Detention Center via AP)

This photo combo of images taken Thursday, May 7, 2020, and provided by the Glynn County Detention Center, in Georgia, show Gregory McMichael, left, and his son Travis McMichael. Cellphone video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery three times at close range with a shotgun further fueled a national outcry over racial injustice. Gregory McMichael told police after the shooting that he and his son pursued Arbery because they suspected him of being a burglar. They stopped in the road in front of Arbery, who kept running until he came face-to-face with Travis McMichael. Rubin called Travis McMichael “a man who's lived a very good life, a life helping others,” not a caricature of “Southern vigilante racism.”

Now Independent candidate Keith Higgins has qualified for the ballot to run against Johnson. Higgins told The Brunswick News that more than 6,500 signatures have been verified on his petition. Gregory McMichael had been a longtime investigator for Johnson’s office. Barnhill was eventually removed over his own conflict of interest -- his son works for Johnson and had prosecuted an earlier case against Arbery. Come May 8, I couldn’t answer the phone fast enough.”CAMPAIGN WEBSITES: Keith Higgins | Jackie Johnson

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The commissioners of a coastal Georgia county where Black man Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot after being pursued by armed white men are suing to stop a referendum on abolishing the county police department. The Glynn County Commission filed the lawsuit Friday, The Brunswick News reports. Glynn County commissioners have opposed that effort, saying two local Republican lawmakers are trying to help their political ally, Sheriff Neal Jump. A Glynn County narcotics officer was found to have been having sex with two confidential informants. The county also argues the law is improperly targeted at only Glynn County.

A Georgia lawmaker is calling for the removal of an embattled district attorney whose office has been accused of fumbling the investigation into the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Brian Kemp, he expressed strong support for the removal of Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson. He and his son, Travis, were arrested last month after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case. The Glynn County community is experiencing a high degree of pain and grief as a result of Ahmaud Arberys tragic death in February 2020, Jones memo stated. Baugh said she wants to see changes within the DAs office now and backs the recommendation Jones made to Kemp.

ATLANTA – A bill to let local voters decide whether to abolish the scandal-plagued Glynn County Police Department has gone to Gov. Glynn County commissioners oppose both measures, saying two local Republican lawmakers are trying to help their political ally, Sheriff Neal Jump. A Glynn County narcotics officer was found to have been having sex with two confidential informants. Glynn County Chairman Mike Browning and most of his fellow commissioners have stood by the department nevertheless. If voters, in the end, do decide to vote in favor of abolishing the Glynn County Police Department, the transition into a sheriff’s office would begin.

Brunswick Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson has defended her offices involvement. She handed the case to Waycross Circuit District Attorney George Barnhill. Ahmauds death has caused our community to introspectively analyze and evaluate our area judiciary leadership, specifically Jackie Johnson, the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney. By this letter, I am expressing my strong support for the removal of District Attorney Jackie Johnson from her position as the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney. From 1988 2010, Keith served admirably and honorably as an Assistant District Attorney in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorneys Office.

This Thursday, May 7, 2020, file photo combo of images provided by the Glynn County Detention Center in Georgia shows Gregory McMichael, left, and his son Travis McMichael. Dial said Travis told police Arbery “squared up” like he was going to attack. “Travis McMichael said his adrenaline was pumping and it all happened very quickly.”He said Travis then fired the first shot into Arbery’s chest. “Travis McMichael used self-defense when he was attacked by Mr. Arbery,” Sheffield said. “I don't think it was self-defense by Mr. McMichael," Dial said.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Law enforcement will be working to make sure demonstrations outside stay peaceful during a hearing Thursday for the three men charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. Will appear by video from jail. Arbery, 25, was shot and killed Feb. 23 after a pursuit by Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son, 34-year-old Travis McMichael. Ahead of the hearing, faith leaders and elected officials gathered Wednesday on the steps of the Glynn County Courthouse to ask protesters to unify and be peaceful. Thursday’s hearing will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Glynn County Courthouse.

Federal officers stand outside the Department of Justice as Attorney General William Barr speaks during a virtual press conference inside the building Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Washington. But he vowed that the Justice Department would do its part to investigate and prosecute civil rights crimes. I believe that police chiefs and law enforcement officials and leaders around the country are committed to ensuring that racism plays no part in law enforcement, and that everyone receives equal protection of the laws, Barr said. President Donald Trump has called Floyds killing a terrible, terrible thing that happened and called on the Justice Department to expedite its investigation of his death. Federal agents have made 51 riot-related arrests, Barr said, and 114 law enforcement officers have been injured in protests in Washington.

Attorneys for Ahmaud Arberys family want Washington, D.C., involved in the case. Also this week, a lawyer for the Arbery family said that a federal prosecutor told the slain mans mother federal officials are looking into how the case was handled. Im much more comfortable now than I was, say a month ago, at what is happening, said U.S. Rep. News4Jax spoke with Carter on Thursday about the case and the controversy among his constituents. They were taken into custody less than two days after the case was handed over to Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

This Thursday, May 7, 2020, file photo combo of images provided by the Glynn County Detention Center in Georgia shows Gregory McMichael, left, and his son Travis McMichael. Glynn County Magistrate Court Judge Wallace E. Harrell set a preliminary hearing for June 4, said court clerk Luetrice Lott. More than two months passed before Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, were arrested May 7 on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. All three men remain jailed pending a bond hearing before a different judge. Gregory McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was a burglar and that Arbery attacked his son right before being shot.

A Glynn County Commissioner agreed to speak on Facebook Live on Tuesday night with a member of I Run With Maud" -- a group of supporters of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery, 25, was shot and killed with running through a Brunswick neighborhood. Pastor John Richards interviewed Commissioner J. Peter Murphy, asking him about the case and specifically about Robert Rash, the Glynn County police officer who enlisted Gregory McMichael, a retired district attorney investigator, to help stop unwanted visitors in the Satilla Shores neighborhood -- where Arbery was later shot and killed. RELATED: In his final days, Ahmaud Arberys life was at a crossroadsMurphy said Rash did not deputize anyone to watch a property. He spoke about the case leading up to the release of the videotape.

Gregory McMichael and his son Travis were seen on cell phone video confronting Arbery before he was shot three times with a shotgun. Attorneys for Ahmaud Arberys family say it was clear some neighbors were hunting for someone the day of the deadly shooting. This was absolutely a coordinated attempt, said S. Lee Merritt, attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, son Travis and Bryan are all in jail, facing felony murder charges. They are looking into hate crime charges and were already in Glynn County investigating corruption within the Glynn County Police Department and District Attorneys office before this case, according to the familys attorneys.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for next Thursday for all three men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Roddie Bryan will have a hearing in the Glynn County Magistrate Court at 9:30 a.m. Arbery was fatally shot Feb. 23 when the McMichaels, father and son, pursued the 25-year-old after spotting him running in their subdivision just outside of Brunswick. After Arberys killing, more than two months passed before Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, were arrested on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. Bryan, who filmed Arberys killing, was arrested last week on charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.

ATLANTA A lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery said Monday that a federal prosecutor told the slain man's mother federal officials are investigating potential misconduct by local officials who handled the case. Lawyer Lee Merritt said U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine, whose jurisdiction includes southern Georgia, met with him and Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, on Thursday. They were taken into custody less than two days after the case was handed over to GBI. The elder McMichael worked as an investigator for Johnson, the Brunswick Circuit District Attorney, before retiring a year ago. Because of that, Johnson stepped away from the case, asking Carr to appoint Waycross Circuit District Attorney George Barnhill to replace her.

In this May 17, 2020, photo, a recently painted mural of Ahmaud Arbery is on display in Brunswick, Ga., where the 25-year-old man was shot and killed in February. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)ATLANTA – A lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery said Monday that a federal prosecutor told the slain man's mother federal officials are investigating potential misconduct by local officials who handled the case. Lawyer Lee Merritt said U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine, whose jurisdiction includes southern Georgia, met with him and Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, on Thursday. More than two months passed before Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, were arrested on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. The elder McMichael worked for her as an investigator before retiring a year ago, which required the office to step away from the case.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – She’s accused of stopping police from making an arrest in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting when it first happened but Glynn County District Attorney Jackie Johnson said that’s a lie. Speaking publicly about the case for the first time last week, Johnson also told a Southeast Georgia radio station that she’s the victim of retaliation. Gregory McMichael once worked for Johnson as an investigator, and that’s why Johnson says she knew she couldn’t get involved. “I did not talk to Glynn County police that day. Back in March, she said, the Glynn County police chief and three former officers were all arrested in a separate case, accused in a narcotics unit cover-up.

The McMichaels both told police the day Arbery was shot that Bryan had attempted to block Arbery prior to the confrontation where he was shot three times. According to arrest warrants obtained from GBI, Bryan attempted to confine and detain Arbery utilizing his vehicle on multiple occasions" during the encounter that ended with Arberys killing. Jacksonville attorney Gene Nichols, who is not affiliated with the case, believes a speedy trial for such a complex case is not what any attorney would typically do for their client. The video shows Arbery run around the truck to the right before he cuts back in front of it. Arbery can be seen punching a man holding what appears to be a shotgun, who then fires a third shot point-blank.

William Roddie Bryan Jr., 50, was arrested Thursday on charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. Bryan's neighbors, Gregory and Travis McMichael, were arrested on felony murder and aggravated assault charges after the video spread on social media, more than two months after the slaying. Along with the investigation into Arberys killing, Reynolds said he expects the GBI's investigation into the handling of the case by two local prosecutors to be completed soon and turned over to the attorney generals office. Gregory McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was a burglar and that Arbery attacked his son before being shot. Gough declined to discuss Bryan's actions the day of the shooting but said authorities overreached in charging him with felony murder.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested the man credited with filming the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old man whose death has sparked unrest after video of his killing surfaced this month. GBI agents are still inside William Roddy Bryan’s home after his arrest for felony murder. McMichael said another man, identified only as “Roddy” tried to “block (Arbery) which was unsuccessful,” the report said. It shows one man standing in the bed of the truck while another is positioned near the driver’s side door. Arbery can be seen punching a man holding what appears to be a shotgun, who fires a third shot.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. A father and son facing murder charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery previously confronted a person who they thought was a burglar, records show. The News4Jax I-TEAM looked through previous police calls to the Satilla Shores neighborhood and found a 911 call from 2019 when Gregory McMichael told dispatchers about a time he confronted someone he suspected was a burglar. While talking with dispatch, Gregory McMichael says there had been a series of break-ins in the neighborhood. We think he may be living under a bridge under Fancy Bluff Bridge on 17, Gregory McMichael says on the call. Gregory McMichael, a retired investigator for Brunswick District Attorneys Office, told police he thought Arbery was a burglar.

SATILLA SHORES, Ga. – Agents investigating the murder of Ahmaud Arbery searched the home of the two men charged with his killing on Tuesday night, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday. The agency said investigators executed a search warrant at the Satilla Shores home of Gregory and Travis McMichael about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. More than two months passed before Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, were jailed on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. Gregory McMichael worked as an investigator for the local district attorney for more than two decades before he retired last year. Meanwhile, the prosecution now resides with the district attorney of Cobb County in metro Atlanta, the fourth DA to be assigned to the case.

All 14 members of the Georgia delegation, Republicans and Democrats, signed the letter addressed to Barr and Eric Dreiband, the assistant attorney general over the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division. More than two months passed before Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, were arrested May 7 on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. Across our state, our constituents are increasingly alarmed as we learn additional details about the case and its handling, the Georgia lawmakers wrote. For these reasons, we believe a full investigation, with robust Federal support, is warranted.Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, has also asked the Justice Department for a federal investigation. He also said Arbery attacked his son before being shot.

Old police body camera videos of run-ins with Ahmaud Arbery have been released by the Glynn County Police Department -- a move that is drawing sharp criticism from attorneys who say the videos are irrelevant and seek to criminalize Arbery. More than two weeks after the two were arrested, the focus has shifted to Arbery past history with law enforcement. The officer searched Arbery for weapons and called for a second police officer to assist him after Arbery curses. Arbery told officers at first he didnt know what television they were talking about and later told them he had a receipt. Latoya Williams Shelton, a Jacksonville defense attorney, believes the videos will likely be prevented from being shown to trial.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. The attorney for the man who recorded video of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery said his client took a lie detector test. Late Monday evening, attorney Kevin Gough held a news conference at the Glynn County Courthouse to disclose pertinent information about his client, William Roddie Bryan. Contrary to speculation, the polygraph examination confirms that on Feb. 23 2020, the day of the shooting, William 'Roddie Bryan did not have any conversation with either Gregory or Travis McMichael prior to the shooting. Nor did William Roddie Bryan have any conversation with anyone else that day prior to the shooting about criminal activity in the neighborhood, Gough said. The video was recorded by Bryan, who shared it with police once they arrived at the scene.

The Atlanta branch of the NAACP is calling for an investigation into a history of inequality in Glynn County following the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. The greatest injustice in this case was not only the brutal murder of Ahmaud Arbery, but the response by the legal apparatus of South Georgia. They responded as if his life didnt matter, said Arbery family attorney Lee Merritt. Ahmaud Arbery has been in the media today, they continue to release new images of Ahmaud Arbery to criminalize Arbery. Whether you realize it or not, yall have put a target on his back.On Tuesday, Arbery family attorneys called for Bryans arrest.

Larry English has confirmed through the release of surveillance videos that multiple people had trespassed at his home, which was under construction. CNN obtained 11 surveillance clips spanning from Oct. 25 to Feb. 23 from Attorney J. Elizabeth Graddy, representing English, on Saturday. RELATED: Witness in Arbery case says no crime occurred at his construction site | Video shows person at construction site 12 days before Ahmaud Arberys deathThree new videos show a man and woman entering the property, children entering the property and an unidentified male entering the property on separate occasions. Arberys family has previously confirmed that one video, dated Feb. 23, was of him entering the house prior to the shooting. On Dec. 20 at 9:40, a text was sent asking that he contact Greg McMichael, Graddy said.

This Thursday, May 7, 2020, file photo combo of images provided by the Glynn County Detention Center in Georgia shows Gregory McMichael, left, and his son Travis McMichael. Attorneys for Arberys parents said Tuesday that the body camera video from 2017 shows Arbery being harassed by the same police department that declined to arrest his killers. S. Lee Merritt, an attorney for Arbery's mother, said Tuesday that the video showed Arbery being harassed by police. We dont see cars sitting out here that often.The officers let Arbery go about eight minutes after the encounter began. The video shows Arbery being ordered to lie face-down while being handcuffed.

More than two months passed before Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, were jailed on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. Gregory McMichael, a retired investigator for the local district attorney, told police he thought Arbery was a burglar. They said they soon plan to seek a preliminary hearing from a magistrate judge in Glynn County at which new details might be revealed. Gregory McMichael worked as an investigator for the local district attorney for more than two decades before he retired last year. Meanwhile, two district attorneys have passed on prosecuting the case and a third asked the state to take over the case.

New surveillance videos releasedHomeowner Larry English has confirmed through the release of surveillance videos that multiple people had trespassed at his home which was under construction. Three new videos show a man and woman entering the property, children entering the property, and an unidentified male entering the property on separate occasions. On October 25, nighttime video shows a black adult male walking around the house, which is under construction and down to the studs. The next month, on December 17, three separate clips show a black adult male walking around the home at night before jogging off empty handed. When asked about the new videos, S. Lee Merritt, attorney for the Arbery family, said he was not going to continue to ask the family about people seen in surveillance videos.

Gregory McMichael, 64, told police he and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, pursued Arbery because they believed he was responsible for recent break-ins in the neighborhood. Gregory McMichael was an investigator in Johnsons office before retiring last May. Georgians are just not safe when you allow an injustice like this to take place, said Davis, who is an organizer with the Black Man Lab in Decatur, Georgia. Gregory McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was responsible for recent break-ins and he also said Arbery attacked his son before he was shot. He never called Gregory McMichael.

Officers on the scene, including Rash, failed to arrest Sasser for what then-police Chief John Powell later called clear criminal violations." A text message from Larry English, the construction site owner's, phone from December suggests Gregory McMichael was deputized prior to the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. At 9:40 a.m. on Dec. 20, Rash replied to English: Your neighbor at 229 Satilla Drive is Greg McMichael. According to the human resources office for Glynn County, Rash is still an active employee with the county. The county spokesman did say that stories about the text between their officer and Greg McMichael back in December surprised them.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A photo of a text message is the newest piece of information News4Jax has uncovered regarding the Ahmaud Arbery investigation. The photo prompts more questions about what was happening in that Satilla Shores neighborhood before Arbery was shot and killed. The photo shows a text message from an Officer Rash with the Glynn County Police Department telling Larry English to contact Gregory McMichael, his neighbor on Satilla Drive, if English saw any action on his surveillance camera. English’s attorney Beth Graddy told News4Jax this text message dates back to last year. “It appears that Gregory McMichael had been informally ‘deputized’ by the Glynn County Police Department.”Its unclear when McMichael was deputized or why.

According to the police report, Gregory McMichael said he saw a person he suspected of burglary hauling ass down the street. Gregory McMichael told police they wanted to talk to Arbery and tried to corner him, but he began to violently attack Travis McMichael, the report says. Officers in a small town calling the DA for guidance in a fatal shooting case is not unusual and would normally be uncontroversial. A second prosecutor was brought in after the first recused herself because Gregory McMichael had worked for her, and he quickly decided no charges were necessary. The footage seemed to refute Gregory McMichaels version and prompted widespread outrage and calls for justice.

Feb. 27: State Attorney General Chris Carr appoints Barnhill to handle the case after local District Attorney Jackie Johnson recused herself. April 13: The attorney general appoints Tom Durden, another district attorney from the region, to take over the case. May 10: Georgia attorney general asks the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the handling of the case. May 11: Georgia attorney general asks Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes to take over the case, making her the third outside prosecutor appointed to the case. May 12: Georgia attorney general asks the GBI to investigate possible prosecutorial misconduct by Waycross DA George Barnhill and Brunswick DA Jackie Johnson.

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – From Atlanta to Brunswick, organizers of the Just Georgia Coalition say they were in Glynn County on Saturday to “fight the good fight.”Hundreds rallied outside the Glynn County Courthouse for about two hours, protesting the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case. Johnson recused herself and her office because Gregory McMichael is a retired investigator who had worked in her office. McMichael and his son, Travis, were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of Arbery. Barnhill had the case for about a month before he stepped aside under pressure because his son works for Johnson as an assistant prosecutor. Also spearheading Saturday’s rally -- the Georgia NAACP, New Georgia Project, ACLU Georgia and dozens of other organizations.

Gregory McMichael, 64, told police he and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, pursued Arbery because they believed he was responsible for recent break-ins in the neighborhood. Gregory McMichael was an investigator in Johnsons office before retiring last May. Georgians are just not safe when you allow an injustice like this to take place, said Davis, who is an organizer with the Black Man Lab in Decatur, Georgia. Gregory McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was responsible for recent break-ins and he also said Arbery attacked his son before he was shot. He never called Gregory McMichael.

Right before the chase, Arbery was recorded inside an open-framed home being built on the same street. Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, have been jailed on murder charges since May 7. The elder McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was responsible for recent break-ins in the neighborhood. Greg McMichael is not a party to the crime of murder.”Attorneys for Arbery's parents have said security camera video from the same home construction site Feb. 23 shows Arbery on the property right before the shooting. “There were frequently people on the construction site both day and night,” attorneys for Arbery's parents said in a statement Friday.

Gregory McMichael did not commit murder. Gregory McMichael is not a party to the crime of murder, said Frank Hogue, who, along with his wife and partner, Laura Hogue, are defending the 64-year-old. McMichael along with his son, Travis McMichael, are both charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the Feb. 23 shooting death of Arbery. First appearance of Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael in Glynn County on May 8. Gregory McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was a burglar and said he attacked Travis McMichael before he was shot in a struggle over the gun.

But she said there had been “four or five” instances in which unauthorized people entered the property before Arbery was shot. She said English has been unable to find security video from the prior instances. Attorneys for Arbery's family have said a man caught on security video from English's home immediately before the shooting Feb. 23 was Arbery and the footage shows he committed no crime. It's unknown whether it's also Arbery in the newly released video taken 11 days earlier. Gregory McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was a burglar, and said he attacked McMichael's 34-year-old son before the younger McMichael shot him.

The man who recorded the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia is receiving threats after authorities announced that he’s also being investigated following the killing, his attorney said. The video appears to show the confrontation between Arbery and two men before the shooting that left Arbery dead in Brunswick, Georgia. Gough, Bryan’s attorney, said his client was not acting in conjunction with the McMichaels the day of the shooting. The footage, which the GBI did not describe, was reviewed prior to the arrests of Gregory and Travis McMichael, the GBI said. Gregory McMichael is in the bed of the truck, while his son is standing near the driver's side door.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, in the deadly shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, according to a news release Thursday night. They were both charged with murder and aggravated assault and booked into the Glynn County jail. Gregory McMichael told police after the February shooting that he and his son chased after Arbery because they suspected him of being a burglar. Justice will be served.”Gregory McMichael told police he suspected the runner was the same man filmed by a security camera committing a break-in. He and his grown son, Travis McMichael, grabbed guns and began a pursuit in the truck.