Black armed militias rallied outside the Georgia courthouse Monday where three White men are on trial for the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man – and a New Black Panther leader issued a warning.
“Ya’ll are in serious trouble because the wrath of karma is coming on America,” said a man who identified himself as the supreme commander of the New Black Panther militia. “We’re not taking it no more.”
As prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered their closing statements, dozens of members of BLM 757, Lion of Judah Armed Forces and the New Black Panther Party marched outside the Glynn County Courthouse.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has called the New Black Panther Party a “virulently racist and antisemitic organization whose leaders have encouraged violence against Whites, Jews and law enforcement.”
Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Greg McMichael, 65; and William “Roddie” Bryan are on trial for murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment for the slaying of Arbery in Satilla Shores outside Brunswick, Georgia.
The defense told jurors that the McMichaels suspected Arbery of having committed a crime and were trying to detain him until police arrived.
Travis McMichael opened fire only after Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun, he testified last week.
Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.
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