Yes - I will be shortening these up a bit!
Thursday, November 12th:
*Bond hearing for both (@ 10am ET) - GA –
Ahmaud Marquez Arbery (25) (Feb. 23, 2020, shot while jogging in Satilla Shores neighborhood, Brunswick) -
*Gregory Johns McMichael (64) arrested (5/7/20) & charged (5/8/20) with felony murder & aggravated assault. Indicted (6/24/20),
charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
*Travis James McMichael (34) arrested (5/7/20) & charged (5/8/20) with felony murder & aggravated assault. Indicted (6/24/20),
charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
GBI Director Reynolds: We are investigating everybody involved including Bryan Williams, the third man who filmed the video of the shooting, tried to block Arbery with his own vehicle, and who has not been charged.
Court info from 5/8/20 thru 6/24/20 reference post #218 here:
GA - Ahmaud Arbery, 25, jogger, fatally shot by former LEO and son, Brunswick, Feb 2020 *Arrests* #3
7/6/20 Update: Notice of hearing on 7/17/20: Arraignment for both.
7/17/20 Update: Judge Walmsley says they will start with Gregory & Travis McMichael & then move to Roddie Bryan. Both attorneys waived the formal reading of charges & Travis & Greg McMichael plead not guilty to all 9 counts. Judge has denied the motion to strike Cobb Co. DA Joyette Holmes from the Arbery murder case. Discovery: Defendant has until 7/31/20 to opt into reciprocal discovery; both parties shall serve all discovery materials upon opposing counsel no later than 8/28/20. If defendant procures new counsel, it shall be the duty of the original attorney for defendant to provide all discovery to new attorney. All particularized motions & notices shall be filed on or before 9/30/20. All responsive pleadings shall be filed on or before 10/28/20. No future hearing date set yet.
8/6/20 Update: Separate motions were filed for reasonable bond for Travis & Greg, also want the charges of malice murder (count 1) & criminal attempt to commit a felony (count 9) dropped. Greg McMichael asked court to set a hearing within 20 days.
8/28/20 Update: Second Amendment to Scheduling Order:
A. Discovery:
1. Defendants' deadline for providing discovery to the State shall be October 30, 2020.
B. Motions:
1. Defendants' deadline for filing pretrial motions shall be November 30.
2. All responsive pleadings shall be filed by December 31 2020.
The remaining terms set forth in the original Scheduling Order are unchanged by this amendment.
10/5/20 Update: Prosecutors said they want to introduce into evidence against Travis McMichael a “racial highway video Facebook post,” “a Racial Johnny Rebel Facebook post” & a racial text message, all posted or sent in 2019. They seek to admit into evidence an “Identity Dixie Facebook post” & “Racial Johnny Rebel Facebook post” against Greg McMichael. One reason to allow the evidence: “proof of motive.” In a separate court filing, prosecutors also asked Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley to prohibit the defense from introducing bad character evidence about Arbery at trial. This includes his past convictions, prior encounters with law enforcement & his mental health history. Such evidence, the motion said, is “irrelevant & inadmissible as to the issues in this case, including the issues of self-defense.”
10/8/20 Update: Bond hearing for both McMichaels is scheduled for 11/12/20. The following matters will be addressed: Petitions for bond (Travis & Greg McMichael), Special Demurrers Nos. 1-8, Joint motion for deposition of Larry English, State's Motion for Ex-Parte hearing & Motion to enjoin the State in front of Judge Timothy Walmsley in Brunswick.
AND
*Bond hearing (@ 10am ET) - GA –
Ahmaud Marquez Arbery (25) (Feb. 23, 2020, shot while jogging in Satilla Shores neighborhood, Brunswick) -
*William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr. (50) arrested & charged (5/21/20 with felony murder & criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. Indicted (6/24/20),
charged & arraigned (7/17/20) with 1 count of malice murder, 4 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of false imprisonment & 1 count of criminal attempt to commit a felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Court info from 5/22/20 to 6/24/20 reference post #218 here:
GA - Ahmaud Arbery, 25, jogger, fatally shot by former LEO and son, Brunswick, Feb 2020 *Arrests* #3
7/6/20 Update: Notice of hearing on 7/17/20: Arraignment & amended motions filed by Bryan’s attorney, Kevin Gough: 1st motion for bail (Bryan), motion to strike illegal appointment of DA Joyette Holmes. Gough claims Liberty County District Attorney Tom Durden, who was assigned to the case before Holmes, can’t recuse himself & motion for relief from prejudicial & inflammatory statements made by individuals purporting to speak for the victim & his family. 7/15/20: Several new unsealed court documents filed by State regarding: discovery items (3 documents attached), motion to quash defense witness subpoena of AG Carr, and objection to defense intent to call ADA Holmes as witness.
7/17/20 Update: Bryan's attorney has filed a series of motions, including one he filed just this morning, contesting the basis of the charges against Bryan. Bryan's attorney is objecting to the Arbery family's civil attorney wearing a George Floyd mask in court. To clarify, he's not actively arguing any case today. The state is. Judge Walmsley overruled the objection. Exchange between the judge & Bryan's attorney. Bryan filmed the Arbery shooting. Bryan's attorney made a motion to require spectators to remove masks or shirts that depict Ahmaud Arbery/George Floyd/BLM etc. Motion is overruled. Attorney waived formal reading of the indictment & Bryan entered a not guilty plea. The motion on inflammatory statements. There appears to be an agreement reached. ADA says case files won't be turned over to lawyers for Arbery's family, which apparently was the main concern. Gough is abandoning that motion. The court is discussing a bond hearing for just Bryan in response to his lawyer's motion. The judge gave the state & defense a 10-min recess to discuss the parameters of the bond hearing. The issue -- Bryan's attorney wants to submit new evidence. His attorney just called Bryans 26-year-old son Preston up to the stand. Son says he doesn't believe his dad is a flight risk. Prosecutor Evans read statement from Arbery's father. Ahmaud's mom read victim impact statement: "He wants this court to allow him to go home," said Jones. "My son actually ran around him. My son actually ran for his life, but William Bryan did not allow my son to go home." And urged the judge not to release Bryan on bond. The judge will reconvene after lunch at 2pm. He wants to look over the evidence again before making a determination on bond. Judge has denied the motion to strike Cobb Co. DA Joyette Holmes from the Arbery murder case. Judge Timothy Walmsley denied bond. Judge Walmsley cited Bryan's potential flight risk, lack of employment and ongoing investigations as reasons for denying the bail request. Discovery: Defendant has until 7/31/20 to opt into reciprocal discovery; both parties shall serve all discovery materials upon opposing counsel no later than 8/28/20. If defendant procures new counsel, it shall be the duty of the original attorney for defendant to provide all discovery to new attorney. All particularized motions & notices shall be filed on or before 9/30/20. All responsive pleadings shall be filed on or before 10/28/20. No future hearing date set yet.
7/18/20: Completely separate from Ahmaud’s case: On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, the Glynn County Police Department requested that the GBI initiate a sex crimes investigation based on allegations made against William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr. The investigation is active and ongoing. After further discussions with the Glynn County Police Department, it was determined that the Camden County Sheriff’s Office has jurisdiction in this case. The official request for the GBI investigation came from Camden County SO. The fact sheet of the investigation, which listed the type of case against Bryan as "child abuse/molestation." It also said the incident took place in Camden County and that the victim was a White female.
8/6/20 Update: Bryan's attorney filed a motion Thursday looking to adopt the claims made by the McMichael's attorneys to also get those two charges dropped- of malice murder (count 1) & criminal attempt to commit a felony (count 9).
9/11/20 Update: Bryan filed Demand for Trial-Statutory Speedy Trial Demand. 10/5/20 Update: Prosecutors want to introduce unspecified racist messages extracted from Bryan’s cellphone. At a bond hearing in July, lead prosecutor Jesse Evans said Bryan repeatedly used the n-word in texts that contain “a ton of filth.” In a separate court filing, prosecutors also asked Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley to prohibit the defense from introducing bad character evidence about Arbery at trial. This includes his past convictions, prior encounters with law enforcement & his mental health history, they said. Such evidence, the motion said, is “irrelevant & inadmissible as to the issues in this case, including the issues of self-defense.”
11/2/20 Update: Bryan argues in court papers that he is unfairly being held while the suspects in the high-profile, racially-charged police shooting cases have all been granted bonds while awaiting trial. Next bond hearing on 11/12/20.
