BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the man convicted of murderingArbery’s parents denounced the proposed deal for Travis McMichael, with mother Wanda Cooper-Jones and father Marcus Arbery emotionally asking the judge to reject agreements filed for McMichael and his father, Greg McMichael.
“Ahmaud is a kid you cannot replace," Arbery said. “He was killed racially and we want 100% justice, not no half justice." “I fought so hard to get these guys in the state prison,” she said. “I told them very, very adamantly that I wanted them to go to state prison and do their time. ... Then I got up this morning and found out they had accepted this ridiculous plea.”summoning the first 50 potential jurors to the courthouse on Feb. 7 for questioning.
A national outcry erupted when the graphic video leaked online two months later. Georgia was one of just four U.S. states withoutat the time. Legislators quickly approved one, but it came too late for state hate crime charges in Arbery's killing.
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