Attorney Amy Lee Copeland argued Travis McMichael has received “hundreds of threats” and won't be safe in a Georgia state prison system that is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department amid concerns about violence between inmates.
August 05, 2022 at 03:59 PM
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The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in a Georgia neighborhood says he fears he will be killed by fellow inmates if he’s sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder.
Travis McMichael, 36, faces sentencing Monday in U.S. District Court after his conviction on federal hate crime charges in February. His defense attorney filed a legal motion Thursday asking the judge to keep McMichael in federal custody.
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Ahmaud Arbery (left) struggles with Travis McMichael over a shotgun in Brunswick, Georgia on Feb. 23, 2020. Image via Twitter
