The man convicted of shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in a Georgia neighborhood now says he's afraid he will be killed by fellow inmates if he is sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder.
in a state court last fall. They have remained in a county jail in custody of U.S. marshals since standing trial in February in federal court, where a jury convicted them of hate crimes. Each defendant now faces a potential second life sentence.
For Travis McMichael, "his concern is that he will promptly be killed upon delivery to the state prison system for service of that sentence," Copeland wrote in her sentencing request. "He has received numerous threats of death that are credible in light of all circumstances." Greg McMichael, 66, has also asked the judge to put him in federal rather than state prison, citing safety concerns and health problems.Arbery's family has insisted the McMichaels and Bryan should serve their sentences in a state prison, arguing a federal penitentiary wouldn’t be as tough. His parents objected forcefully before the federal trial when both McMichaels sought a plea deal that would have included a request to transfer them to federal prison.
A federal judge doesn't have the authority to order a state to relinquish its lawful custody of inmates to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, said Ed Tarver, an Augusta lawyer and former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
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