Brunswick prepares for spotlight as trial for men accused in Ahmaud Arbery’s death nears

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The metropolis of Brunswick is backmost successful the spotlight.

In conscionable a fewer days, the proceedings of the 3 men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery volition begin.

Jury enactment is scheduled to statesman Monday successful the execution proceedings of Greg and Travis McMichael, a achromatic begetter and lad who equipped themselves and pursued Arbery successful a pickup motortruck aft spotting the 25-year-old Black antheral moving successful their neighborhood.

Also lasting proceedings is William “Roddie” Bryan, a neighbour who joined the pursuit connected Feb. 23, 2020, and took cellphone video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery astatine adjacent scope with a shotgun.

The metropolis of Brunswick is backmost successful the spotlight. In conscionable a fewer days, the proceedings of the 3 men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery volition begin.

Some radical successful the Glynn County metropolis are relieved, others are anxious astir the trial.

Some accidental it hasn’t been mean since Arbery was killed, but they don’t privation to spell backmost to normal.

They privation Brunswick to beryllium changed aft this trial, and for this to ne'er hap to anyone else.

“When I utilized to conscionable radical and accidental I’m from Brunswick, Georgia they were similar wherever is that? Now erstwhile I accidental I’m from Brunswick, Georgia they’re similar isn’t that the spot the jogger got killed?” said Keith Reddings, assemblage activist.

Reddings knows Arbery’s lawsuit good and knows the family.

He told News4Jax the aforesaid radical successful the assemblage divided successful 2 erstwhile Arbery was killed could go jurors, deciding the destiny of the 3 men charged.

“It’s a small scary but astatine the aforesaid time, I deliberation with 1000 radical they should beryllium capable to find an impartial radical of 12 oregon 16,” Reddings said.

Attorneys said the justice summoned 1,000 imaginable jurors.

One pistillate connected Twitter said her parent was summoned for the trial, but apt won’t beryllium called owed to wellness issues.

“I’m hoping this proceedings volition spark a alteration and that we ne'er spell backmost to the mode it was but a caller alteration a caller time successful Glynn County,” said Brunswick nonmigratory Richard Alston Jr.

Authorities, leaders hole for ample crowds

Now, preparations are underway for Monday’s assemblage enactment with nationwide attraction connected the tiny southeast Georgia community. There are demonstrations planned this play and authorities are preparing for ample crowds.

On Thursday night, a municipality hallway was held, wherever members of the assemblage had a accidental to dependable their concerns and asks questions.

Local instrumentality enforcement officers, firefighters and nationalist works employees having been preparing for the past six months to marque definite the assemblage enactment process and proceedings is harmless for everyone. They’re besides coordinating with authorities and national agencies, including Georgia Emergency Management and the Department of Homeland Security.

Officials did not accidental precisely however galore constabulary officers volition beryllium acceptable to respond, but did accidental they person respective plans successful place. They anticipation to person a beingness -- portion not discouraging people’s close to assemble.

During the municipality hall, Arbery’s aunt spoke to metropolis leaders, saying she wants justness for her nephew.

“I don’t privation to spot cipher wounded successful the community, and I besides don’t privation to spot cipher who was did similar my nephew was did,” she said. “All we got to bash is pray. Ain’t cipher coming to wounded nary of us, due to the fact that nary 1 is present to fight. They are lone present to support.”

Law enforcement says it does person contingency plans successful place, conscionable successful case.

“This is not a concern wherever we are going to enactment a constabulary serviceman connected each corner,” an serviceman astatine the gathering said. “We’re trying to make a tiny footprint to fto radical explicit themselves, and hopefully that works retired well.”

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