*The mother of Ahmaud Arbery won’t be talking about forgiveness and hugs anytime soon, as she is seeking an-eye-for-an-eye type of justice for the death of her son.
As we reported earlier… Arbery is the 25-year-old Georgia man who was gunned down earlier this year by two suspected white supremacists while jogging near his hometown in Brunswick, Ga. He was unarmed when he was fatally shot in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23.
Travis McMichael, 34, and his father, Gregory, 64, a retired cop, had seen Arbery running in the area and decided to arm themselves, chase him down in a pickup truck and kill him.
According to published reports, Travis and Gregory followed Ahmaud and demanded that he stop and talk to them, believing him to be a burglary suspect. At some point, they got out of their truck, confronted him and after a struggle over the shotgun with Travis, Arbery was shot at least twice and killed.
State officials seemed to pave the way for father and son to escape charges, claiming they had a right to defend themselves against the “aggressive” black man…. but after a video was posted online last week showing what really went down the moment Ahmaud was fatally shot, both Travis and Gregory were arrested and charged May 7 with murder and aggravated assault.
Glynn County Police told CNN there were no burglary reports in the area at the time of Arbery’s shooting.
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Newly released video appears to show the victim entering a construction site (numerous times, allegedly) shortly before his death; but the family who owns the property insists they had no problem with it, as Ahmaud did nothing criminal.
They have also made clear in a statement that they had nothing to do with the shooting death nor did they have a relationship with the McMichaels.
“I spoke with the homeowner,” Lee Merritt, the Arbery family’s attorney, told WSB-TV. “He said he had no problem with it, he never complained about it concerning Ahmaud. He didn’t suspect Ahmaud of anything criminal. He received notification when Ahmaud entered his home. People enter his home all the time because it is a popular running route and a seashore home under construction.”
During an interview with TMZ on Tuesday, Ahmaud’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, was asked what she believes is the appropriate punishment for the men who murdered her son.
“I would like for all hands that were involved, that played a part in my son’s murder, to be prosecuted to the highest,” she said. “Coming from my point of view, my son died, so they should die, as well.”
When asked about the possibility of a death sentence, Cooper-Jones said she “would totally agree with” that decision.
Cooper-Jones previously told TMZ she wanted Gregory and Travis to serve life sentences along with William “Roddie” Bryan, the man who filmed the deadly encounter.
Bryan’s attorney, Kevin Gough, told CNN his client was cooperating in the investigation, as William claims he has no relationship with the McMichaels. Bryan also wants you to believe that he was simply minding his business in his own front yard when he saw the father and son chasing Arbery, which prompted him to get in his car and begin recording.
“If he had not videotaped that incident, the only person who really could speak to what happened is dead and we’ll never have that opportunity. That video is the prosecution,” Gough said.
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