Man who reportedly filmed Ahmaud Arbery's killing charged with murder

[babylonsister]

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Man who reportedly filmed Ahmaud Arbery's killing charged with murder
According to the GBI, 50-year-old William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. was jailed on felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.
Author: First Coast News Staff
Published: 5:56 PM EDT May 21, 2020
Updated: 6:02 PM EDT May 21, 2020


The man who reportedly filmed the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was arrested and charged with murder, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

According to the GBI, 50-year-old William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. was jailed on felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.

The GBI said these charges stem from Arbery's killing on Feb. 24.

Bryan was booked into the Glynn County Jail.

No other details were released at this time.

[jpak]

1. Wow

Just Wow

[iemitsu]

2. Good. From the video it appeared that

this character was involved in chasing down Ahmaud Arbery. He certainly looked like a party to the crime.

[lunatica]

3. I'm listening to it now on Ari Melber

He’s got Maya Wiley on.

[oasis]

4. Bryan's video was meant to be souvenir he could share with

his like minded buddies at their next drunk fest.

[BigmanPigman]

19. I bet you're right. Sick fuckers.

[handmade34]

5. that is good n/t

[Solly Mack]

6. Good

[Celerity]

7. great news nt

[moondust]

8. Video looked suspicious.

He was filming before Arbery and the pickup came into view--as if he was anticipating the scene that lay ahead.

[dawg day]

13. Is it known if he knows the murderers?

It sure looks like he was tipped off earlier, and who else would have tipped him?

[moondust]

14. Don't know.

[obamanut2012]

15. THEY did, they called him to come help them stop

the victim. He was part of it.

[SergeStorms]

18. Premeditated murder.

Rotten redneck pricks.

[Alex4Martinez]

26. Yes, Roddie and the McMichaels are friends and they set up a trap, boxed in Ahmaud w vehicles

It was a long sort of chase and the two vehicles worked together.

Before the clip begins, the truck was behind, sped up in front of Ahmaud then stopped, blocking him.

He ran around the passenger side of the truck to avoid Travis but the tangled anyway.

[GusBob]

17. A fella known as "pre"

Last name “meditation”

[Igel]

28. Dashcam, probably.

Meaning that it was edited for you to see what you saw.

Had you seen less, you might not have thought there was any more video.

Still don't know how it'll play out. Like with the video, I only know what I'm told, and that's edited.

[moondust]

30. Or not.

If you saw the video you may have noticed all the shaking and flailing of the camera just before Arbery came into view. Dashcam wouldn't flail out of control like that. Looked to me like a hand-held device.

[a kennedy]

9. Didn't he say he was filming it so the truth would come out???

I thought that’s what I heard......

[obamanut2012]

16. lolololol no, he was part of it

His attorney released it to the family's attorney, who released it. The dude was trying to save his skin.

They are definitely using him to turn, because they overcharged him.

[Solomon]

20. They don't need him to flip. They have video for chrissakes and they did not overcharge him.

If you watch the video there's a moment when the victim comes into view the camera moves to the right. I' ll bet you dollars to donuts the camera skewed because the guy was looking for his gun. One of the attorney's claims if you listen it sounds like a gun was being cocked.

He was part of it. So if it was murder, felony-murder is the proper charge.

[dawg day]

10. I bet they're angling for him to testify against the others--

obviously to be following so close and filming the whole time, he knew what was going to happen.

[Progressive Law]

11. put pressure on him to flip on the son and father murderering duo

[11 Bravo]

12. How about the racist little prick who pulled the trigger, Georgia?

[npk]

29. What do you mean? He's been arrested.

The man who shot Arbery has been jailed on Murder and Aggravated Assault charges.

[malaise]

21. Good

I hope they rot in prison

[drmeow]

34. I don't tend to support the death penalty

but I'd consider making an exception in their cases

[Miigwech]

22. Get the bastard for his crime

[dixiechiken1]

23. About fucking time... 🤬🤬🤬 n/t

[safeinOhio]

24. Good job

Got 3 killers off the street, including himself.

[aikoaiko]

25. Felony murder gets a lot of accomplices to testify against the real killers.

[spike jones]

27. a man was lynched yesterday

[grantcart]

33. Where?

[Joinfortmill]

31. He'll turn on the other two.

[grantcart]

32. This worries me. One way to get people off is to over charge them

[Squidly]

35. Why do you think hes being overcharged?

He was part of the whole thing. Its just like if you and your buddies decide to rob a bank. You are the get away driver. Your buddies go into the bank and kill a security guard and a clerk.
You get charged with murder along with your buddies because you were part of the robbery.

[grantcart]

36. You make my point for me

There is a specific law, in most jurisdictions, that co conspirators acting out an armed robbery will be equally charged if one of them commits a murder in the act of armed robbery.

There is no armed robbery here so you would have to prove that the third person knew that the father and son had a premeditated intent of murder (not just chasing down someone) and that he shared that I tent. The fact that he recorded the event and released it will provide a convincing argument that counters against premeditated murder.

In many similar cases, like Zimmerman and police officers, civil rights activists express a growing concern that prosecutors overcharge perpetrators which the enraged community rejoices in but ultimately creates a bar that is too high to prove according to the requirements of the code.

[CatWoman]

37. K; R

[smirkymonkey]

38. I hope they all spend the rest of their miserable lives in prison.

I'd suggest the death penalty if I believed in it.