Jury gets case of white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's death

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery went to the jury Tuesday after a trial in which prosecutors argued that the defendants provoked the fatal confrontation and defense attorneys insisted their clients acted in self-defense.

"You can't claim self-defense if you are the unjustified aggressor," Linda Dunikoski told jurors in her final statement. "Who started this? It wasn't Ahmaud Arbery."

After more than two weeks of testimony and closing arguments, the prosecution got the last word because it carries the burden of proving its cas...

 

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