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Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery's death
Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery, the parents of Ahmaud Arbery, address the media following the sentencing of Travis McMicheal in federal court in Brunswick, Ga. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The white man who fatally shot Arbery after chasing the 25-year-
Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery, the parents of Ahmaud Arbery, address the media following the sentencing of Travis McMicheal in federal court in Brunswick, Ga. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The white man who fatally shot Arbery after chasing the 25-year-old Black man in a Georgia neighborhood was sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. - photo by Associated Press
BRUNSWICK — The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a second life prison sentence Monday — for committing federal hate crimes, months after getting their first for murder — at a hearing that brought a close to more than two years of criminal proceedings.
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