The man was accused of killing Ahmad Arbery (Ahmaud Arbery) “said that he did not do anything good for his arrest”, in the prison call
Lawyers are trying to exclude prison phone recordings from the three Georgian men suspected of killing Ahmed Abery. One of the men said, “good behavior is not punished.”
I heard former police officer Gregory McMichael told his brother in a phone call cited in the court that “no kind behavior will be punished”, saying that he was arrested for Arbery’s death in 2020.
Although the context of the conversation is not clear, McMichael’s lawyer told the judge at the pre-trial hearing on Thursday that the use of such calls would mislead the jury.
“This is not what Mr. McMichael meant,” McMichael’s attorney Franklin Hogue (Franklin Hogue) argued that this was one of many requests being considered at the hearing.
“He meant to patrol nearby and try to capture a suspect. This is a good deed in the area, and he was punished because he was accused of murder.”
61-year-old McMichael and 35-year-old son Travis are accused of killing Arbery with their neighbor, 61-year-old neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan on February 23, 2020.
When they were jogging on a residential road in Georgia, they chased and ambushed Arbery when the three tried to arrest them.
Travis argued that in his fight with Arbery, he shot the 25-year-old in self-defense.
The three men will face trial in the fall.
High Court Judge Timothy Walmsley did not immediately adjudicate Hogg’s arguments, who demanded the exclusion of 1,500 recorded prison calls or other motions for all three suspects.
Prosecutors said that prisoners were told to record their phone conversations before each call, so privacy should not be expected.
The prosecutor wrote in a statement: “The defendant tried to increase the imprisonment rate and provide an optional courtesy and convenience for the imprisoned defendant so that he would be protected by the Constitution, such as his person, house, paper, and objects.” Court filing.
Walmsley will also decide whether to allow Arbery’s Criminal record and mental health issues In trial.
Albury was on probation when he died.
He pleaded guilty to carrying a gun into the high school campus in 2013 and pleaded guilty to stealing TV from Walmart in 2017.