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Young Thug’s Attorney Brian Steel Will Represent Former DA Accused Of Interfering In Ahmaud Arbery Investigation

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Late last month, Young Thug was finally released from prison following a long and difficult trial. The rapper accepted a plea deal and will spend the next 15 years on probation. He was also ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines and must abide by various release conditions. This includes not communicating with any alleged gang members of YSL affiliates, aside from his brother and Gunna.

Young Thug’s fans and peers are thrilled to see him back at home, and immediately after his release, sang the praises of his attorney Brian Steel. “As far as Jeffery is feeling now, he knows my feelings, which I am not going to reveal for attorney-client privilege. But, this is not the same as a not guilty verdict,” Steel told reporters outside of the courthouse.

Read More: Young Thug & His Lawyer Brian Steel Speak To Emory University Law Students

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“Nobody here wakes up every day on a concrete floor that they’re calling his bed, at 4:15. He gets shackled at his feet, his waist, and his hands, comes to the Fulton County courthouse to be on concrete, eating out of a bag, and then coming to the courthouse to sit there with a leg chain every single day, and hear lie after lie. So for Jeffery to go home today, and not have another 90 days, 120 days of it [the trial], he is very happy,” he continued.

Now, however, Steel has moved on and will now be representing a new client. This client is former Georgia district attorney Jackie Johnson, who’s accused of interfering in the investigation of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder. Arbery was a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot after being followed by three white men while jogging. The three men were later convicted of murder as well as federal hate crimes. Johnson’s trial for alleged criminal misconduct is scheduled to begin in early 2025, according to the Associated Press.

Read More: Young Thug’s Lawyer Brian Steel Reacts To Trial Outcome

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Ahmaud Arbery’s Killer Look To Overturn Hate Crime Conviction

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In 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood by three people just for jogging past them. According to Time, these convicted felons are claiming it was not a hate crime. Greg McMichael and his neighbor William “Roddy” Bryan are trying to claim that their murder had nothing to do with them being racist. They just wanted to kill a criminal.

Greg’s son, Travis McMichael was smart enough to admit that it was a hate crime, at least. Instead, his defense was based on a technicality. The streets where the murder happened were technically not public. The reason why he is not arguing against the murder being a hate crime is because of something he did in 2018. He posted a comment on a Facebook video of a black man pranking a white person. His comment threatened to murder the African American.

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A sign for Ahmaud Arbery sits on the ground outside the Glynn County Courthouse as the jury deliberates in the trial of the killers of Ahmaud Arbery on November 24, 2021 in Brunswick, Georgia. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan were found guilty in the February, 2020 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

McMichael tried to wiggle out of his hate crime conviction. He said that he started chasing and killing Arbery, not for his skin color, but rather because he trespassed for half a second. Months before the murder, Aubery was caught on camera going into a neighbor’s house that was under construction. He only popped in and out. Aubery did not vandalize anything, nor did he steal anything. He wasn’t even armed. McMichael’s attorney had written an explanation that explains that Arbery’s race was “a fact of no greater import to Gregory McMichael’s calculus than Mr. Arbery’s biological sex, the shorts he was wearing, his hairstyle, or his tattoos.”

Bryan’s defense, at least, had a very slightly larger margin of doubt than McMichael’s. He claims he had not seen the security footage. He only saw a black man running away from his neighbors. So, he just went along with it, assuming that his neighbors had good reason. He also claimed that Aubery never called out for help. Nor, did he show signs of being a victim of an unprovoked attack.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother: “Thank You To Everyone Who Supported Us”

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Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones is thankful the Department of Justice brought federal hate crimes against the three white men who were convicted of killing her son. 

Arbery’s mother, father and lawyers came out of the courtroom with their hands raised in victory after the guilty verdicts were read.  Mrs. Cooper-Jones said the DOJ was forced to convict the killers of her son because the family and supporters put pressure on them to do so. 

She said she knew Ahmaud’s race was involved in the case from the beginning and knew the courts would side with them because of that.

“I now want to address the members of the DOJ. I’m very thankful that you guys brought these charges… but back on January 31, you guys accepted a plea deal with these three murderers” Cooper-Jones said.

She continued that she had “begged” the DOJ not to take the deal, and asserted that the verdict today would not have happened without her family’s continued activism.

Travis and Greg McMichael along with William Bryan were found guilty in the federal hate crimes trial. For the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery nearly two years ago.

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Jury Finds Three Men Involved In Ahmaud Arbery’s Case Guilty Of Hate Crimes, Daunte Wright’s Killer Receives 2-year Sentence

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On the eve of the second anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s death, justice was served when a federal jury found his killers guilty on all counts in the hate crime case.  In contrast, the killer cop, Kim Potter, who was convicted of the murder of Daunte Wright, was given a two-year sentence. Racist Messages Nailed The […]

Guilty Verdict Delivered In Federal Hate Crimes Trial Against Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers

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Three white men have been found guilty in the federal hate crimes trial connected to the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia.

The men were already convicted and sentenced in January of murder and malice murder from chasing and shooting Arbery two years ago while he was jogging.

READ MORE: Judge Calls for a “Minute Of Silence” to demonstrate “a fraction of the time Ahmaud Arbery was running” in fear from the men who chased him down and killed him.

Travis and Greg McMichael along with William Bryan all face a minimum sentence of life in prison for the murder of Arbery.

The father and son, Travis and Greg McMichael are not eligible for the possibility of parole. While the third accomplice and neighbor, Bryan will be eligible.

Federal prosecutors were able to prove in this case that the men used race as a factor in the murder. The federal hate crimes charges carry an additional maximum penalty of life in prison.

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Ahmaud Arbery Killers Sentenced To Life In Prison

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The three men who were found guilty of felony murder in November in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery received three life sentences with only one eligible for parole. Ahmuad Arbery was a Black man who was jogging through their neighborhood when they confronted him and shot him dead. Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Get Life In […]

Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Found Guilty In Court

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The case that has had the public on its toes for the past couple of weeks has reached a verdict. The three men charged with hunting and killing Ahmaud Arbery were all found guilty of murder in a Georgia court. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan Guilty Of Murder In Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing The […]

Judge Says There’s Apparent Discrimination But Allows Trial For Ahmaud Arbery To Move Forward With 1 Black Juror

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After a long jury process in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery, a panel of 12 people was finally chosen. The jurors consist of 1 black and 11 white members. Ahmaud Arbery’s Trial To Have One Black Juror The jury was selected after a two-and-a-half-week process. During this process, the prosecutors accused defense attorneys of disproportionately […]

Ahmaud Arbery Killers Charged W/ Federal Hate Crimes

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Three men connected to the death of Black man Ahmaud Arbery have been indicted on federal hate crime charges. The United States Justice Department made the decision following months of protests and a demand for justice in his murder. Ahmaud Arbery Killers Charged According to reports, a former cop and two other men now have […]

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