Published report · Nov 2, 2026
Ahmaud Arbery: State Verdicts, Federal Sentences and a Sealed Civil Deal
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The documented position
Latest published context
Three defendants faced a jury after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The state murder trial was one prosecution; the federal hate-crimes case was another. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan faced different counts in those proceedings. The state verdict began a legal story that also reached federal sentencing and a civil settlement.
State courtroom footage is historical. Federal sentencing was August 8,2022 and affirmance November 14,2025. Civil coverage reaches March 30,2026 approval only; sealed terms and other claims are not supplied, and no present custody claim is made.
From our report published Nov 2, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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Three defendants faced a jury after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The state murder trial was one prosecution; the federal hate-crimes case was another. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan faced different counts in those proceedings. The state verdict began a legal story that also reached federal sentencing and a civil settlement.
State courtroom footage is historical. Federal sentencing was August 8,2022 and affirmance November 14,2025. Civil coverage reaches March 30,2026 approval only; sealed terms and other claims are not supplied, and no present custody claim is made.
COURT RECORDS
Glynn County Superior Court; S.D. Georgia; Eleventh Circuit
CR-2000433; 2:21-cr-00022-LGW-BWC; 22-12792; 2:21-cv-00020
PRIMARY SOURCES
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/federal-judge-sentences-three-men-convicted-racially-motivated-hate-crimes-connection-killing
https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202212792.pdf
https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.gasd.83682/gov.uscourts.gasd.83682.206.0.pdf
https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.gasd.83682/gov.uscourts.gasd.83682.208.0.pdf
FOOTAGE
USA TODAY / COURT TV courtroom pool excerpt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEqU2IBpj-k
Original state-court verdict audio is explicitly labeled as state, not federal footage. Non-graphic courtroom administration supports analysis of separate sovereign proceedings; no killing footage or vulnerable family reaction is used. Limited excerpts support case-specific documentary reporting and original legal/financial commentary. Public access and credit do not establish an express license; no permission grant or legal guarantee is asserted. Source credit establishes provenance and does not claim an express footage license.
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