There was a link to a three page document posted here but the link isn't working now.
It had the local County Attorneys header on the pages where he stated why there had been no arrest. It wasn't defensive, it was his original determination.
He found it to be self defense, and he had a explanation as to why.
I'm sure it will come back out and possibly even hold in court..
did it more or less go something like this?..... >>
[quote....
The prosecutor assigned to Mr. Arbery’s shooting concluded
that the McMichaels were legally carrying their guns under Georgia’s
open carry law and were within their rights to chase Mr. Arbery under
the citizen’s arrest statute. Relying on Gregory McMichael’s statement
and a cellphone video, he wrote in a letter to the Glynn County
Police Department that Mr. Arbery initiated the struggle by trying
to take the shotgun from Travis McMichael.
And he suggested the two armed men were right to be
suspicious and afraid of Mr. Arbery because he had an “aggressive nature”
and prior convictions—[which the Times reports were for shoplifting
and a probation violation] . He concluded that Travis McMichael
was “allowed to use deadly force to protect himself” under Georgia’s
“stand your ground” law and should not be arrested or charged
for killing Mr. Arbery.—
... end quote]
Well, The claim that they were within their rights to persue
Arbery under the citizens arrest statute has since been
brought into serious question., 911 call records show
they were unable to tell LE what crime they had witnessed
him commit.
Yeah, that summarizes it.
I'd guess that he will stick with that since it's already documented as their stance.
This part is so naive for a prosecutor to even suggest....
prosecutor assigned to Mr. Arbery’s shooting..............suggested the two armed men were right to be suspicious and afraid of Mr. Arbery because he had an “aggressive nature” and prior convictions
The McMichaels would have had no idea how aggressive Arbery might be prior to this confrontation and they sure as hell didn't know anything of possible prior convictions, the prosecutor is a douche.
But there is more to come...probably a ton more..
One thing is there is another 911 call going down while all this other schit was happening.
A neighbor saw a guy trespassing at this home that was under construction and was on the phone with 911 telling them there was a black dude with a white shirt on running from the site.
They musta really been payin attention to know a random black dude at a construction site in the middle of the afternoon wasn't suppose to be there..
Of course the other 911 call was the senior McMichaels, he had called when he got out of the truck and moved behind it, he was speaking with 911 operators as his son shot Arbery.
There is just so much BS out there right now it's barely worth mention. I'm thinking the County Attorneys statement and the 911 calls are documented so they are gonna stick around as this case progresses.
So anyway, the other neighbor on the phone with 911 was a documented witness to the supposed crime in progress, if that will cover the McMichaels reaction to a crime requirement idunno.....
Earlier on, after the crime started stepping up in their neighborhood, Travis McMichael had taken a hit for a handgun he'd left in a pickup at his house. So he had a personal ax to grind as well as a reason to think that if he was on the right guy he may very well have a handgun on him... He had reported that crime as a 9mm pistol being stolen on January 1st.
The supposed theft from the home under construction had never been reported to law enforcement.
Larry English, the man building the home in the McMichaels’ neighborhood, said someone stole $2,500 in fishing gear from him earlier this year.
Surveillance video of Ahmaud Arbery at this house would be damming but not necessarily everything the McMichaels need right now.
In the long run, I doubt the McMichaels will suffer much from the state as far as legal penalties are concerned. As high profile as this case is going to be they very well may get a law firm looking for fame and fortune to support them for free.
But no matter, their lives shall never be the same.
