Rare Smoking Gun Legal Proof of Racist Intent Found: Killer Used Racial Slur as Ahmaud Arbery Died in the Street [when the n-word is used the relevant inquiry is ‘what do you plan to do with a NGHR?’]
/From [HERE] The white man who shot 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging on a residential street allegedly called him the n-word after the fatal incident, investigators said Thursday.
During a probable cause hearing in Brunswick on Thursday for three men accused in Arbery’s Feb. 23 slaying, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Richard Dial revealed that Travis McMichael called Arbery a “fucking n---er” as Arbery lay on the ground with three gunshot wounds.
Dial said eyewitness and co-defendant William Bryan Jr., who has also been charged with murder, reported hearing the slur. It was also captured on video.
McMichael, 34, and his father Gregory, 64, are facing murder and aggravated assault charges for allegedly chasing down and killing Arbery. Bryan, the man who recorded the shocking viral video of Arbery’s death, was charged with felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. A judge ruled after Thursday’s preliminary hearing that there was enough evidence to proceed with trying the three men on murder charges.
The slaying—which many have described as a “lynching”—and the subsequent investigation prompted a Department of Justice investigationand triggered a national outcry that has spilled over into protests about the death of George Floyd.
The GBI alleges that on Feb. 23, the McMichaels and Bryan armed themselves with a shotgun and a .357 Magnum as they pursued a man they suspected of being involved in a string of break-ins in the Satilla Shores neighborhood.
Dial revealed new details on Thursday about the lead-up and aftermath of the shooting. He said that on Feb. 23, Arbery—who was often seen jogging in the neighborhood—had come out of a home under construction, without stealing anything, and continued jogging down a street about two miles from his home. (The construction site owner, Larry English, has previously said it it looked like Arbery was looking for water, according to motion sensor cameras.)
When Gregory saw Arbery “hauling ass” down their street in Satilla Shores, he called out to his son to help chase him, Dial said. Bryan was outside his residence at the time and got in his truck to assist in the pursuit. [MORE]