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Tuesday, Sept. 7th:
*Pretrial Hearing for both (@ am ET) - GA – Ahmaud Marquez Arbery (25) (Feb. 23, 2020, shot while jogging in Satilla Shores neighborhood, Brunswick) - *Gregory Johns McMichael (64/now 65) arrested (5/7/20) & charged (5/8/20) with felony murder & aggravated assault. Indicted (6/24/20), charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond denied (11/13/20).
*Travis James McMichael (34/now 35) arrested (5/7/20) & charged (5/8/20) with felony murder & aggravated assault. Indicted (6/24/20), charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond denied (11/13/20).
Trial set to begin on 10/18/21 with jury selection.
Court info from 5/8/20 thru 7/2/21 reference post #463 here:
GA - Ahmaud Arbery, 25, jogger, fatally shot by former LEO and son, Brunswick, Feb 2020 *Arrests* #3
7/15/21 Update: Defense attorneys for men charged in the slaying of Arbery are asking a Georgia judge to keep reporters out of the courtroom when lawyers question potential jurors to determine if they have biases in the widely publicized case. Jury selection in the three men’s trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 18. Defense attorneys for the McMichaels filed a legal motion Wednesday that proposes three main steps. Jury pool members would first answer a written questionnaire. Then they would be brought one at a time into the courtroom for questioning by the judge & lawyers. Finally, potential jurors would face additional questions in groups of 12. The legal filing by the McMichaels’ attorneys requests that “no press will be permitted to be present” when potential jurors are questioned individually about what they’ve heard about the case & whether issues with race or other matters might make it hard for them to be fair & impartial. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley has not weighed in on the request. Neither have prosecutors. Under Georgia law, court proceedings including jury selection are presumed to be open to the press & the public, though judges can restrict access in rare circumstances. Motions hearing on 7/22/21.
7/22/21 Update: On Thursday, lawyers on the case will set their guidelines for when the trial starts. They will come up with the questions they will ask when selecting a jury, determine the terms and names they will use when referring to everyone involved in the case, and set a schedule for the trial. Judge Walmsley says today’s conference is to make sure everything is on track for an October trial date. First topic- press access during jury selection. The McMichaels attorneys do not want media access during what is historically a very public process. AJC attorney here to object to motion to close jury selection to the press. The judge continued to go item by item through each “motion in limine” filed by the state & defense. He is deciding whether each motion will be argued today, later or in some cases- he’s made a ruling. If you’re following along- motion 4.59 is up for discussion. All of these motions have to do with arguments about which evidence & testimony the jury can hear. Bryan’s attorney said Arbery’s handprints on the side of Bryan’s car could show he was attempting to carjack Bryan. Prosecutor then said the evidence will show Arbery was being assaulted by a 5,000 pound vehicle being driven by Mr. Bryan. Defense attorneys on Thursday withdrew a request to bar the news media from jury selection. The judge agreed to the defense's request for an extension & will schedule another status hearing in 30 to 60 days.
8/2/21: Lawyers for two men charged with the killing of Arbery last year are seeking to restrict ways that he can be described by prosecutors during the upcoming trial, including using words to describe him as the victim of a crime & disallowing photographs of Arbery with family members. Next pretrial hearing on 9/7/21. 8/30/21 Update: In a separate ruling also issued Monday, Judge Walmsley allowed prosecutors & defense attorneys to question Larry English, who owns the Satilla Shores home that was under construction & which Arbery entered the day he died. In a court motion, defense attorneys, joined by the prosecution, told Judge Walmsley that English’s poor health & compromised immune system may not allow him to take the stand at trial. Walmsley said he will preside over the questioning at a Sept. 15 hearing closed to the public that will be captured on video & played to the jury at trial.
8/30/21 Update: Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley ruled evidence of Arbery's past run-ins with the law could unfairly “lead the jury to believe that although Arbery did not apparently commit any felony that day, he may pose future dangerousness in that he would eventually commit more alleged crimes, and therefore, the Defendants’ actions were somehow justified.” "The character of victim is neither relevant nor admissible in murder trial,” the judge wrote in his ruling Monday.
Federal charges: *Travis James McMichael (34/now 35) & *Gregory Johns McMichael (64/now 65) indicted (4/28/21) & charged (5/11/21) with Federal crimes of 1 count of interference with rights (hate crime), 1 count of attempted kidnapping & 1 count of using, carrying & brandishing firearms during & in relation to a crime of violence & Travis: 1 count of discharging a firearm. Both plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 2/7/22 @ 9a. Next pretrial hearing on 9/9/21.
ALSO:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ am ET) - GA – Ahmaud Marquez Arbery (25) (Feb. 23, 2020, shot while jogging in Satilla Shores neighborhood, Brunswick) - *William “Roddie” Roderick Bryan, Jr. (50/now 51) arrested & charged (5/21/20) with felony murder & criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. Indicted (6/24/20), charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Trial set to begin on 10/18/21 with jury selection.
Court info from 5/22/20 thru 7/2/21 reference post #464 here:
GA - Ahmaud Arbery, 25, jogger, fatally shot by former LEO and son, Brunswick, Feb 2020 *Arrests* #3
7/15/21 Update: Defense attorneys for men charged in the slaying of Arbery are asking a Georgia judge to keep reporters out of the courtroom when lawyers question potential jurors to determine if they have biases in the widely publicized case. Jury selection in the three men’s trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 18. Defense attorneys for the McMichaels filed a legal motion Wednesday that proposes three main steps. Jury pool members would first answer a written questionnaire. Then they would be brought one at a time into the courtroom for questioning by the judge & lawyers. Finally, potential jurors would face additional questions in groups of 12. The legal filing by the McMichaels’ attorneys requests that “no press will be permitted to be present” when potential jurors are questioned individually about what they’ve heard about the case & whether issues with race or other matters might make it hard for them to be fair & impartial. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley has not weighed in on the request. Neither have prosecutors. Under Georgia law, court proceedings including jury selection are presumed to be open to the press & the public, though judges can restrict access in rare circumstances. Motions hearing on 7/22/21.
7/22/21 Update: On Thursday, lawyers on the case will set their guidelines for when the trial starts. They will come up with the questions they will ask when selecting a jury, determine the terms and names they will use when referring to everyone involved in the case, and set a schedule for the trial. Judge Walmsley says today’s conference is to make sure everything is on track for an October trial date. First topic- press access during jury selection. The McMichaels attorneys do not want media access during what is historically a very public process. AJC attorney here to object to motion to close jury selection to the press. The judge continued to go item by item through each “motion in limine” filed by the state & defense. He is deciding whether each motion will be argued today, later or in some cases- he’s made a ruling. If you’re following along- motion 4.59 is up for discussion. All of these motions have to do with arguments about which evidence & testimony the jury can hear. Bryan’s attorney said Arbery’s handprints on the side of Bryan’s car could show he was attempting to carjack Bryan. Prosecutor then said the evidence will show Arbery was being assaulted by a 5,000 pound vehicle being driven by Mr. Bryan. Defense attorneys on Thursday withdrew a request to bar the news media from jury selection. The judge agreed to the defense's request for an extension and will schedule another status hearing in 30 to 60 days. Next pretrial hearing on 9/7/21.
8/30/21 Update: In a separate ruling also issued Monday, Judge Walmsley allowed prosecutors & defense attorneys to question Larry English, who owns the Satilla Shores home that was under construction & which Arbery entered the day he died. In a court motion, defense attorneys, joined by the prosecution, told Judge Walmsley that English’s poor health & compromised immune system may not allow him to take the stand at trial. Walmsley said he will preside over the questioning at a Sept. 15 hearing closed to the public that will be captured on video & played to the jury at trial.
8/30/21 Update: Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley ruled evidence of Arbery's past run-ins with the law could unfairly “lead the jury to believe that although Arbery did not apparently commit any felony that day, he may pose future dangerousness in that he would eventually commit more alleged crimes, and therefore, the Defendants’ actions were somehow justified.” "The character of victim is neither relevant nor admissible in murder trial,” the judge wrote in his ruling Monday.
Federal Charges: *William “Roddie” Roderick Bryan, Jr. (50/now 51) indicted (4/28/21) & charged (5/11/21) with Federal crimes of 1 count of interference with rights (hate crime) & 1 count of attempted kidnapping. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 2/7/22. Next pretrial hearing on 9/9/21.
Tuesday, Sept. 7th:
*Pretrial Hearing for both (@ am ET) - GA – Ahmaud Marquez Arbery (25) (Feb. 23, 2020, shot while jogging in Satilla Shores neighborhood, Brunswick) - *Gregory Johns McMichael (64/now 65) arrested (5/7/20) & charged (5/8/20) with felony murder & aggravated assault. Indicted (6/24/20), charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond denied (11/13/20).
*Travis James McMichael (34/now 35) arrested (5/7/20) & charged (5/8/20) with felony murder & aggravated assault. Indicted (6/24/20), charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond denied (11/13/20).
Trial set to begin on 10/18/21 with jury selection.
Court info from 5/8/20 thru 7/2/21 reference post #463 here:
GA - Ahmaud Arbery, 25, jogger, fatally shot by former LEO and son, Brunswick, Feb 2020 *Arrests* #3
7/15/21 Update: Defense attorneys for men charged in the slaying of Arbery are asking a Georgia judge to keep reporters out of the courtroom when lawyers question potential jurors to determine if they have biases in the widely publicized case. Jury selection in the three men’s trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 18. Defense attorneys for the McMichaels filed a legal motion Wednesday that proposes three main steps. Jury pool members would first answer a written questionnaire. Then they would be brought one at a time into the courtroom for questioning by the judge & lawyers. Finally, potential jurors would face additional questions in groups of 12. The legal filing by the McMichaels’ attorneys requests that “no press will be permitted to be present” when potential jurors are questioned individually about what they’ve heard about the case & whether issues with race or other matters might make it hard for them to be fair & impartial. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley has not weighed in on the request. Neither have prosecutors. Under Georgia law, court proceedings including jury selection are presumed to be open to the press & the public, though judges can restrict access in rare circumstances. Motions hearing on 7/22/21.
7/22/21 Update: On Thursday, lawyers on the case will set their guidelines for when the trial starts. They will come up with the questions they will ask when selecting a jury, determine the terms and names they will use when referring to everyone involved in the case, and set a schedule for the trial. Judge Walmsley says today’s conference is to make sure everything is on track for an October trial date. First topic- press access during jury selection. The McMichaels attorneys do not want media access during what is historically a very public process. AJC attorney here to object to motion to close jury selection to the press. The judge continued to go item by item through each “motion in limine” filed by the state & defense. He is deciding whether each motion will be argued today, later or in some cases- he’s made a ruling. If you’re following along- motion 4.59 is up for discussion. All of these motions have to do with arguments about which evidence & testimony the jury can hear. Bryan’s attorney said Arbery’s handprints on the side of Bryan’s car could show he was attempting to carjack Bryan. Prosecutor then said the evidence will show Arbery was being assaulted by a 5,000 pound vehicle being driven by Mr. Bryan. Defense attorneys on Thursday withdrew a request to bar the news media from jury selection. The judge agreed to the defense's request for an extension & will schedule another status hearing in 30 to 60 days.
8/2/21: Lawyers for two men charged with the killing of Arbery last year are seeking to restrict ways that he can be described by prosecutors during the upcoming trial, including using words to describe him as the victim of a crime & disallowing photographs of Arbery with family members. Next pretrial hearing on 9/7/21. 8/30/21 Update: In a separate ruling also issued Monday, Judge Walmsley allowed prosecutors & defense attorneys to question Larry English, who owns the Satilla Shores home that was under construction & which Arbery entered the day he died. In a court motion, defense attorneys, joined by the prosecution, told Judge Walmsley that English’s poor health & compromised immune system may not allow him to take the stand at trial. Walmsley said he will preside over the questioning at a Sept. 15 hearing closed to the public that will be captured on video & played to the jury at trial.
8/30/21 Update: Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley ruled evidence of Arbery's past run-ins with the law could unfairly “lead the jury to believe that although Arbery did not apparently commit any felony that day, he may pose future dangerousness in that he would eventually commit more alleged crimes, and therefore, the Defendants’ actions were somehow justified.” "The character of victim is neither relevant nor admissible in murder trial,” the judge wrote in his ruling Monday.
Federal charges: *Travis James McMichael (34/now 35) & *Gregory Johns McMichael (64/now 65) indicted (4/28/21) & charged (5/11/21) with Federal crimes of 1 count of interference with rights (hate crime), 1 count of attempted kidnapping & 1 count of using, carrying & brandishing firearms during & in relation to a crime of violence & Travis: 1 count of discharging a firearm. Both plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 2/7/22 @ 9a. Next pretrial hearing on 9/9/21.
ALSO:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ am ET) - GA – Ahmaud Marquez Arbery (25) (Feb. 23, 2020, shot while jogging in Satilla Shores neighborhood, Brunswick) - *William “Roddie” Roderick Bryan, Jr. (50/now 51) arrested & charged (5/21/20) with felony murder & criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. Indicted (6/24/20), charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Trial set to begin on 10/18/21 with jury selection.
Court info from 5/22/20 thru 7/2/21 reference post #464 here:
GA - Ahmaud Arbery, 25, jogger, fatally shot by former LEO and son, Brunswick, Feb 2020 *Arrests* #3
7/15/21 Update: Defense attorneys for men charged in the slaying of Arbery are asking a Georgia judge to keep reporters out of the courtroom when lawyers question potential jurors to determine if they have biases in the widely publicized case. Jury selection in the three men’s trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 18. Defense attorneys for the McMichaels filed a legal motion Wednesday that proposes three main steps. Jury pool members would first answer a written questionnaire. Then they would be brought one at a time into the courtroom for questioning by the judge & lawyers. Finally, potential jurors would face additional questions in groups of 12. The legal filing by the McMichaels’ attorneys requests that “no press will be permitted to be present” when potential jurors are questioned individually about what they’ve heard about the case & whether issues with race or other matters might make it hard for them to be fair & impartial. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley has not weighed in on the request. Neither have prosecutors. Under Georgia law, court proceedings including jury selection are presumed to be open to the press & the public, though judges can restrict access in rare circumstances. Motions hearing on 7/22/21.
7/22/21 Update: On Thursday, lawyers on the case will set their guidelines for when the trial starts. They will come up with the questions they will ask when selecting a jury, determine the terms and names they will use when referring to everyone involved in the case, and set a schedule for the trial. Judge Walmsley says today’s conference is to make sure everything is on track for an October trial date. First topic- press access during jury selection. The McMichaels attorneys do not want media access during what is historically a very public process. AJC attorney here to object to motion to close jury selection to the press. The judge continued to go item by item through each “motion in limine” filed by the state & defense. He is deciding whether each motion will be argued today, later or in some cases- he’s made a ruling. If you’re following along- motion 4.59 is up for discussion. All of these motions have to do with arguments about which evidence & testimony the jury can hear. Bryan’s attorney said Arbery’s handprints on the side of Bryan’s car could show he was attempting to carjack Bryan. Prosecutor then said the evidence will show Arbery was being assaulted by a 5,000 pound vehicle being driven by Mr. Bryan. Defense attorneys on Thursday withdrew a request to bar the news media from jury selection. The judge agreed to the defense's request for an extension and will schedule another status hearing in 30 to 60 days. Next pretrial hearing on 9/7/21.
8/30/21 Update: In a separate ruling also issued Monday, Judge Walmsley allowed prosecutors & defense attorneys to question Larry English, who owns the Satilla Shores home that was under construction & which Arbery entered the day he died. In a court motion, defense attorneys, joined by the prosecution, told Judge Walmsley that English’s poor health & compromised immune system may not allow him to take the stand at trial. Walmsley said he will preside over the questioning at a Sept. 15 hearing closed to the public that will be captured on video & played to the jury at trial.
8/30/21 Update: Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley ruled evidence of Arbery's past run-ins with the law could unfairly “lead the jury to believe that although Arbery did not apparently commit any felony that day, he may pose future dangerousness in that he would eventually commit more alleged crimes, and therefore, the Defendants’ actions were somehow justified.” "The character of victim is neither relevant nor admissible in murder trial,” the judge wrote in his ruling Monday.
Federal Charges: *William “Roddie” Roderick Bryan, Jr. (50/now 51) indicted (4/28/21) & charged (5/11/21) with Federal crimes of 1 count of interference with rights (hate crime) & 1 count of attempted kidnapping. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 2/7/22. Next pretrial hearing on 9/9/21.
