Ahmaud Arbery was struck twice in the chest by shotgun blasts, autopsy shows.
Arbery’s family has said that he was unarmed and out for a jog at the time of his death. Gregory McMichael told police he had spotted a suspect from break-ins in the area running down the street before pursuing him. The McMichaels also said that when they caught up with Arbery, he attacked Travis McMichael, who fired his weapon in self-defense.
The first prosecutor on the case, Jackie Johnson, of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, recused herself because of ties with Gregory McMichael, who was an investigator in her office before he retired in May 2019. A second prosecutor, George Barnhill, also recused himself in April after it was revealed that his son works in the district attorney's office, where Gregory McMichael was employed.
Barnhill initially declined to charge the father and son with a crime, telling police in an April letter they had “solid first hand probable cause” to chase Arbery, who Barnhill called a “burglary suspect.” Barnhill in the letter asserted that Arbery initiated the fight and tried to grab the shotgun — actions that he said allowed Travis McMichael to use deadly force to protect himself.
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