All three men convicted in the murder of Ahmed Arbery face the prospect of life in prison if sentenced.
Travis McMichael, who shot and killed Arbery, was convicted on all nine counts. In five counts – malice murder and four counts of felony – there is a possible life sentence.
His father, Gregory McMichael, was found guilty of all but the first count – malice murder. He faces possible life in prison on four of the felony counts to which he was convicted.
The third defendant, William “Roddy” Bryan Jr., was convicted of six of the nine charges. He was found not guilty of malice, not guilty of a felony count and not guilty of grievous assault with a firearm. But Brian could still face a life sentence after he was convicted of three felony murders.
The judge did not set a sentencing time today, but he said he plans to in the coming weeks.
Here are the details of all the charges that the defendants were charged in the case, along with the maximum penalties:
count 1, malice murder
- Maximum penalty: life without the possibility of parole
count 2, felony (felony offense: grievous assault with a firearm)
count 3, felony (criminal offence: felony assault with pickup trucks)
count 4, felony murder (crime offence: false imprisonment)
count 5, felony murder (felony offense: criminal attempt to commit a crime)
- Maximum penalty for any of the four charges: life without the possibility of parole
count 6, Critical assault (with firearms)
count 7, Critical Attack (with pickup trucks)
- Maximum penalty: 20 years
count 8, false imprisonment
- Maximum penalty: 10 years
count 9,criminal attempt to commit an offense
- Maximum penalty:five years
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