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Rev. Al Sharpton (center) prays with Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery in front of the Glynn County Courthouse on November 10.

Agent testifies defendant accused in Arbery’s killing said he had an ‘instinct’ the Black jogger had done something wrong

By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN The sixth day of trial of the three White men accused in 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s killing concluded Friday with testimony from an agent who interviewed one of the defendants after the shooting. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. are accused

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A Pennsylvania teenager was arrested for murder in connection with the August death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility

Two Pennsylvania teens charged with the death of an 8-year-old who was killed by police gunfire

By Sahar Akbarzai and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Two teenagers have been charged with murder on suspicion of opening fire outside a suburban Philadelphia high school football game, leading police to respond with gunfire that killed an 8-year-old girl, authorities said. One of the teens, Angelo “AJ” Ford, 16, was arrested Wednesday and will be held

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Rev. Al Sharpton (center) prays with Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery in front of the Glynn County Courthouse on November 10.

Agent testifies defendant accused in Arbery’s killing said he had an ‘instinct’ the Black jogger had done something wrong

By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN The sixth day of trial of the three White men accused in 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s killing concluded Friday with testimony from an agent who interviewed one of the defendants after the shooting. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. are accused

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Kevin Gough objects to nationally recognized civil rights leaders attending the trial for Arbery's killing

‘We don’t want any more Black pastors coming in here,’ says defense attorney in Arbery death trial

By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN A defense attorney for one of the three White men charged in Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s killing objected this week to nationally recognized civil rights leaders attending the trial to support the victim’s family. “If we’re going to start a precedent, starting yesterday, where we’re

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Video of a September deposition of Larry English (right) was played in court on Thursday.

Homeowner who called 911 about people at site in months before Arbery’s killing testified he did not ask the McMichaels to help secure his property

By Jason Hanna, Devon M. Sayers and Alta Spells, CNN Prosecutors in the trial of three White men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing played for jurors Thursday a recorded deposition of a man who owned the under-construction home that has been a central focus in the case. Larry English Jr. testified in the September 24

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