Uptown Magazine Apr 29, 2021 With civil rights as a top priority, the Justice Department has brought federal hate crime charges against three Georgia men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery. The Department of Justice announced Wednesday, April 28, that federal prosecutors have indicted the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery with hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges. Gregory and William “ Roddie” Bryan Jr. allegedly armed themselves with firearms and chased down 25-year-old Arbery while he was jogging on a public road near Brunswick, Georgia on Feb. 23, 2020. In a video of Arbery’s death recorded by Bryan, Travis McMichael and Arbery are seen scuffling before three gunshots are heard. The McMichaels claimed to be carrying out a citizen’s arrest and acting in self-defense. Before the fatal shooting, Bryan allegedly hit Arbery with his truck after he joined the McMichaels, who were pursuing Arbery in their vehicle.