Russ Bynum, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

FILE - This photo combo shows, from left to right, Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan, and Gregory McMichael during their trial at at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Months after they were sentenced to life in prison for murder, the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood faced a second round of criminal penalties Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, for federal hate crimes committed in the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man....

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Father, son sentenced to life in Arbery death

by Russ Bynum Associated PressAugust 8, 2022

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased him through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.A U.S. District Court…

The family and attorneys of the Ahmaud Aubery raise their arms in victory after all three men were found guilty of hates crimes at the federal courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, the three men convicted of murder in Arbery’s fatal shooting have been found guilty of federal hate crimes. (AP Photo/Lewis M. Levine)

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Arbery killers guilty in hate crimes trial

by Russ Bynum Associated PressFebruary 22, 2022

Ahmaud Arbery's father Marcus Arbery, center, sits in the courtroom with other family members during the sentencing of Greg McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga. The three found guilty in the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool)

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Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

by Russ Bynum Associated PressJanuary 7, 2022

Defendant Travis McMichael speaks with his attorney Bob Rubin while they wait for the jury to return to the courtroom during the trial of McMichel and his father, Greg McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool)

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All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder

by Russ Bynum Associated PressNovember 24, 2021

Defendant Travis McMichael testifies under cross-examination by prosecutor Linda Dunikoski at the Glynn County Courthouse, Thursday, in Brunswick, Ga.

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Shooter testifies in Arbery murder case; defense rests

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and Jeffrey Collins Associated PressNovember 18, 2021

A jogger makes his way along Bayshore Blvd., in Tampa, Fla. as a wave breaks over a seawall, during the aftermath of Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The Tampa Bay area was spared major damage as Elsa stayed off shore as it passed by. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Tropical storm warnings issued for Cape Cod, Long Island as Elsa moves north

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and Curt Anderson Associated PressJuly 8, 2021

A jogger makes his way along Bayshore Blvd., in Tampa, Fla. as a wave breaks over a seawall, during the aftermath of Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The Tampa Bay area was spared major damage as Elsa stayed off shore as it passed by. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Tropical storm soaks Fla., Ga.

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and Curt Anderson Associated PressJuly 7, 2021

Workers search the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Rescuers work 5th day atop shaky rubble of collapsed condo tower

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Russ Bynum Associated PressJune 28, 2021

Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Families frustrated at pace of Fla. condo rescue

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Russ Bynum Associated PressJune 27, 2021

This combo of booking photos provided by the Glynn County, Ga., Detention Center, shows from left, Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. The Justice Department announced federal hate crime charges against the three men Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Georgia man who was killed while out for a run last year.

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Hate crime charges filed in Arbery death

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Russ Bynum Associated PressApril 28, 2021