Father, son charged with murder in Brunswick Ga. shooting

[napi21]

Greg McMichael, who provided gun cover for his son as he fought and eventually shot a young black jogger, may have known the victim long before their encounter in a subdivision just south of Brunswick, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.

McMichael, a former Glynn County cop, told Glynn police he recognized Arbery, 25, from surveillance video that captured a recent burglary in his mostly white neighborhood. He said he planned to make a citizen’s arrest.
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Arbery’s parents have demanded the McMichaels be arrested. Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tom Durden said Tuesday he would ask a grand jury to consider criminal charges.
Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters Thursday the video was “absolutely horrific and that Georgians deserve answers.”
“I told Director Reynolds to follow the facts, follow the truth and to administer justice,” Kemp said, referring to GBI Director Vic Reynolds. “I have no doubt in my mind, it will be fair and Director Reynolds and his seasoned team of investigators will work very quickly and will also be very thorough.”
Late Thursday afternoon GBI agents were canvassing Satilla Shores, the subdivision where Arbery was killed.

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/brunswick-attorney-released-the-video-arbery-shooting/JkpbvTuJt9wfl3tkcLTTvO/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1202378

Got this in email from the Atlanta Journal Constitution. It's good to hear the perps of this horrible murder are charged.

[applegrove]

1. Trump will call them "good people". Barr will drop the charges. I can

just see it.

[spooky3]

3. I don't think it is up to Barr, is it? And this perp's story makes no sense. The police

would tell anyone spotting a suspect (real or imagined) to call the police, not to make a "citizen's arrest."

I hope both the father and son receive just deserts.

[applegrove]

4. Thank god it is not up to Barr. I wonder if Kemp can pardon them then?

This was a NRA lynching. Only when it threatened to be a national story for more than a week, and thus set into people's minds, did they act.

[Thomas Hurt]

7. I thought you had to witness a felony to make a citizen's arrest.

You don't get to make a citizen's arrest cuz you think they might be the same person in a video.

[roamer65]

12. It will be state charges. Barr cannot drop them.

I am 99.9 percent against the death penalty, but I would like to see these two get it.

They need to be an example.

[SinisterPants]

2. IT'S ABOUT F-ING TIME!

Charged is along way from convicted, but it's a start.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Thank God!

That the truth is being uncovered, and people getting embarrassed into finally doing the right thing. Hopefully.

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. It's murder.

Thr fact that the victim was black, it is still murder.

[tulipsandroses]

8. Its the same playbook with all these cases, drag the victim through the mud

How about we start releasing the records of the perpetrators? Its only fair. If you think that someone's past background somehow played a part in their murder. How about reporting on the cop's record? Let's see if he or she had questionable shootings, charges of abuse or racism in their record?

Hopefully justice will be done.

[Iggo]

9. 'Bout fucking time.

[musette_sf]

10. and what about their sh!tbag buddy following behind

who did the video? Is he going to be arrested as an accessory, I hope?

[KWR65]

11. Why didn't they just call 911? He was just running down the damn street.

[napi21]

17. He wasn't even running! He was jogging! Here's an snip re: Kemp.. Must be part I failed to

copy. "Kemp said, if requested, the GBI would take over the investigation into the shooting. Within an hour, Durden accepted the offer and on Wednesday morning, agents hit the ground. "

[KWR65]

18. From what I understand one of the men was an ex-cop or detective.

Where in the police academy hand book do they teach you to pull a gun on a man that is simply jogging through a neighborhood? These men are entitled to a fair trial, but if they are found guilty they need some serious prison time.

[obamanut2012]

22. They did

[crickets]

13. You know what you're supposed do when you *think* you recognize someone in a surveillance video?

You call the cops, make a report and give them a copy of the video, and then let the cops handle it. You do not ambush a jogger and shoot him in cold blood with a shotgun.

The McMichaels' story has changed more than once so far, and I don't believe the surveillance video angle for a second. I hope both of these creeps go to jail, and everyone who covered for them loses jobs and also gets charged accordingly.

[Newest Reality]

14. Citizen's Arrest.

Oh, man. That takes the cake. How many people plan a citizen's arrest? That's not even a situation that warrants it. It is more like premeditated murder.

If somebody robs your "neighborhood" you call the police. They investigate. If somebody saw them you give a description.

If you think you see that person jogging down the street. Call the police. There are cell phones now. If you are that concerned about it, even if its not your business really, you can follow at distance until the cops arrive.

Their whole alibi is full of bullshit. This was cold blooded murder and sounds like another racist assassination.

[KentuckyWoman]

19. Citizen cop....

Hopefully the former cop will get a chance to say hi in person to some former collars.

[obamanut2012]

23. That was the DA's idea

He and the Sheriff are the dad's buddy.

[a kennedy]

15. Kemp??? Ball licker of tRump Kemp???

Oh yah, this is going nowhere....delay, delay, delay......

[Proud liberal 80]

16. Mugshots please

[qwlauren35]

20. According to this article, they have not been charged.

I read the entire article. It was written before they were charged.

Here are links to more recent articles.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/05/08/father-son-arrested-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-of-brunswick-jogger/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/07/killing-ahmaud-arbery-draws-condemnation-calls-prosecution/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/05/07/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-video-prosecutor-arrest-mcmichael/3089040001/

[bigtree]

21. perp walk

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