Dial testified Thursday that Travis McMichael used the slur “many times” on social media prior to Arbery’s killing, and that the toolbox on the defendant’s truck had a Confederate flag sticker on it. A neighbor caught the moment GBI put Gregory & Travis McMichael in handcuffs and took them into custody, charged with murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. A follow-up press conference on the matter will be held in Brunswick, Georgia, at 9 a.m. local time by the GBI, according to the bureau’s Facebook post. A grand jury has indicted all three men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, each with nine counts including murder.
Arbery's family says he was out on his daily jog when he was ambushed by the men; Gregory McMichael, 64, was armed with a .357 magnum handgun while Travis McMichael, 34, had a shotgun.
Dial said there were “numerous times” on social media marketing and via messaging services that Travis McMichael used racial slurs, once messaging someone he loved his job because there “weren’t any N-words anywhere.”
According to the testimony of GBI Special Agent in Charge Richard Dial, Bryan told investigators that he heard Travis McMichael call Arbery a “f*cking n*gger” after shooting him. Gregory and Travis McMichael have been arrested in connection to the death of Ahmaud Arbery following video of Arbery’s death spread on social media. Travis and Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan have each been charged with felony murder in the Arbery case, which has drawn national attention and sparked demonstrations.
Gregory McMichael, age 64, and Travis McMichael, age 34, were arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) on May 7 and booked in the Glynn County Jail over the February 23 murder of Arbery.
Dial also testified that investigators found a Confederate sticker on a toolbox in Travis McMichael's truck.
The Cobb County District Attorney posted on social media Wednesday the grand jury’s indictment formally charges Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William R. Bryan on the following counts: malice murder, felony murder (four counts), aggravated assault (two counts), …
Dial said he has also seen “many” other examples of Travis McMichael using the “n-word” on social media. Dial said Bryan also used the slur, writing it in …
Dial also noted that there were “numerous times” that McMichael had used racial slurs on social media and through messaging services.