Jury selection resumes slowly in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

By RUSS BYNUM
Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys have resumed questioning potential jurors in Georgia who may ultimately decide the fate of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man. Jury selection continued Tuesday with several pool members saying they know people close to the case. Two said they know the defendants standing trial, while another said she knows Arbery’s father. The judge did not immediately decide whether to dismiss them from jury service. Graphic video of Arbery’s slaying in 2020 sparked a national outcry. Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, are charged with murder and other crimes. Defense attorneys insist they committed no crimes.