Three white men sentenced to life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery’s murder

Judge rules William Roddie' Bryan can seek parole after 30 years while Travis and Gregory McMichael cannot

A judge in Georgia sentenced Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Roddie" Bryan to life in prison on Friday for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was running through their mostly white neighborhood in February 2020 when they chased him down and killed him.

Under Georgia law, murder carries a mandatory life sentence unless prosecutors seek the death penalty. For the judge, Timothy Walmsley, the main decision was whether to grant father and son Greg McMichael, 66, and Travis McMichael, 35, and their neighbor, Bryan, 52, a chance to earn parole.