McMichael Father, Son Both Get Second Life Sentence in Ahmaud Arbery Murder

Travis McMichael and his father, Greg McMichael, both received a second life sentence on Monday after being convicted of hate crimes in connection with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020.

During a hearing earlier on Monday morning, U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood sentenced Travis McMichael to life in prison and McMichael's father received the same sentence later on Monday.

"Greg McMichael, who chased Ahmaud Arbery with his son, sentenced to life in prison for hate crime in Black man's death," Mike Balsamo of the Associated Press wrote on Twitter.

The life sentence announced for both McMichaels is the second such sentence the pair has received, as they were previously sentenced to life in prison without parole earlier this year in Georgia state court.

The father and son, as well as their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, were convicted on murder charges in connection with Arbery's death last year after chasing the 25-year-old Black man down with their trucks and fatally shooting him.