Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
At first, no date was set for the trials of Arbery's killers.  This was because of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.  McMichael, McMichael and Bryan waited for their trials in jail. On October 18, 2021, jury selection for the trial began.  The jury would have eleven white people and one black person.  The trial lasted about two weeks.  Lawyers for the three men said that they were only protecting their neighborhood.  They said the accused men thought Arbery was dangerous.  Travis McMichael got on the stand and spoke to the jury, saying he shot Arbery in self-defense. On November 24, the jury found all three men guilty on most of the counts, including felony murder.