The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center right, puts his arm around Ahmaud Arbery’s father, Marcus, in a news conference during a break of the trial of three men charged with killing Arbery taking place at the Glynn County courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. A judge denied a defense attorney’s request to kick Jackson out of the courtroom. Photo: Jeffrey Collins/AP
The trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery cost local taxpayers $1.08 million for security and other expenses related to the high-profile case, which sometimes drew large crowds to the courthouse but resulted in no violence.
Commissioners in coastal Glynn County, Georgia, said during a Tuesday meeting they spent the money on overtime and other costs stemming from having extra sheriff’s deputies, police and other public safety personnel on the clock during the five-week trial, The Brunswick News reported.
Ahmaud Arbery. Credit: Wikipedia
