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Ahmaud Arbery what's next: Legal battles connected to Georgia man's killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Nearly two years to the day 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot while running through a neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, the three men who chased him were convicted of hate crimes. The guilty verdicts in the seven-day trial come months after Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were convicted of murder. The verdicts, however, are likely not to be the last chapter in the saga that may unfold in courtrooms for years to come.JURY FIND MEN WHO KILLED AHMAUD ARBERY GUILTY OF HATE CRIMESOn the courthouse steps, Wanda Cooper-Jones indicated her son can "rest in power," after the three men involved in his death stood trial. She said the family's fight, however, is far from over. "We've come a long way, but we're not done," she said.AHMAUD ARBERY'S FAMILY PLEASED MEN FOUND GUILTY OF HATE CRIMES IN SON'S DEATHFor the federal case, Judge Lisa Godbey Wood gave the McMichaels and Bryan two weeks to file an appeal of the verdict. A date for the sentencing hearing has not been set, but the charges carry a maximum of life in prison.WHO WAS AHMAUD ARBERY?As for criminal charges, defendants' attorneys previously indicated that they planned to file appeals.