Ex-cop who shot dead Ahmaud Arbery leaked the shocking viral video of the black jogger's death because 'he thought it would exonerate him' and the lawyer who helped him says he didn't want another 'Ferguson'

The ex-cop who appeared on video with his son where one of them shot dead Ahmaud Arbery leaked the video of the 25-year-old jogger's last moments because 'he thought it would exonerate him'.
Brunswick attorney Alan Tucker - who made headlines when he revealed himself to be the one who released the video of the February 23 killing - claimed Greg McMichael wanted to use the video to clear up rumors circulating in the community after the shooting. 
Tucker, who said his parents live in the Satilla Shores area in Georgia where the shooting occurred, also hoped the video would ease racial tension in the community. 
Gregory McMichael
Travis McMichael
Gregory McMichael (left) is said to have released the video of the February 23 killing of Arbery Ahmaud because he wanted to clear rumors circulating in the community. He and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, (right) have been jailed on murder charges since May 7
Brunswick attorney Alan Tucker said that he helped release the video because he 'didn't want the neighborhood to become a Ferguson'
Brunswick attorney Alan Tucker said that he helped release the video because he 'didn't want the neighborhood to become a Ferguson'
'I didn't want the neighborhood to become a Ferguson,' Tucker explained to WSB-TV
Tucker said that Greg McMichael had brought the video, along with others, to his office beacause he wanted help to get them to a talk show host at a local Brunswick radio station. 
The older McMichael went to his lawyer pal as a friend and not as a potential client, the attorney said. 
Tucker told the local station that the 'young man (Arbery) did not deserve to be shot' but would not comment on the charges brought against his friend or Travis McMichael.
Arbery, 25, was killed while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia. Travis and Gregory McMichael trailed him in their pick-up truck, allegedly believing he was responsible for a spate of robberies in the neighborhood
Arbery, 25, was killed while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia. Travis and Gregory McMichael trailed him in their pick-up truck, allegedly believing he was responsible for a spate of robberies in the neighborhood 
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Shocking cellphone video captured the moment the McMichaels confronted Arbery in the street
In the footage Travis is seen engaging in a physical fight with Arbery before shooting him with a shotgun
Shocking cellphone video captured the moment the McMichaels confronted Arbery in the street. In the footage Travis is seen engaging in a physical fight with Arbery before shooting him with a shotgun 
The video fueled a national outcry not just over the killing but also that more than two months passed before arrests were made
The video fueled a national outcry not just over the killing but also that more than two months passed before arrests were made
A map showing the Feb. 23 encounter between Arbery and the McMichaels

'There was no reason in the world for Travis to pull a shotgun out of a damn truck. None,' Tucker added.
But in an interview with Inside Edition, earlier in the month, Tucker was singing a different tune. 
'I really thought releasing the video would put the truth out to the public,' Tucker stated.
'If he [Arbery] had just froze and hadn't done anything, then he wouldn't have been shot.' 
Arbery was killed February 23 after the father and son pursued him when he  jogged past their yard just outside the port city of Brunswick. 
The McMichaels have been jailed on murder charges since May 7.   
The elder McMichael told police he suspected Arbery was responsible for recent break-ins in the neighborhood. But local police have said there have been no break-ins in the area for the last couple of months.
The video fueled a national outcry not just over the killing but also that more than two months passed before arrests were made.   
L. Chris Stewart, an attorney representing Arbery's family, derided the older McMichael for having possession of the video
L. Chris Stewart, an attorney representing Arbery's family, derided the older McMichael for having possession of the video
An officer with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is seen leading 34-year-old Travis McMichael out of the home in handcuff
An officer with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is seen leading 34-year-old Travis McMichael out of the home in handcuff
Exclusive photos show the moment Gregory McMichael (pictured) and his son Travis McMichael were arrested at their home in Brunswick, Georgia, on Thursday
Exclusive photos show the moment Gregory McMichael (pictured) and his son Travis McMichael were arrested at their home in Brunswick, Georgia, on Thursday
S. Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the Arbery family, took to Twitter on Saturday to share that local police had given a property owner the retired officer's number in December to report when people were on his property.
'Police told the homeowner where #AhmaudArbery was last seen to contact Greg McMichael if his cameras caught someone on his property,' he said in the Saturday tweet. 'McMichael in turn gathered a posse & began hunting for Ahmaud, or someone who fit his description, catching up with him on 2/23/20– killing him.' 
Attorney Franklin Hogue, hired to defend Gregory McMichael along with his law partner wife, said more details would be revealed at a preliminary court hearing that he plans to request soon.
'The truth will reveal this is not just another act of violent racism,' Franklin Hogue told a news conference outside the couple's Macon office. 'Greg McMichael did not commit murder. Greg McMichael is not a party to the crime of murder.'
L. Chris Stewart, an attorney representing Arbery's family, derided the older McMichael for having possession of the video. 
'He had that tape by himself. He delivered it. We have questions about the length of it,' the lawyer said. 
He later added: 'I have no doubt that Mr. McMichael and his son believe what he did was OK. It just wasn't. Travis never should have gotten that shotgun. That is significant.'
S. Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the Arbery family, took to twitter on Saturday to share that local police had given a property owner the retired officer's number in December to report when people were on his property
S. Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the Arbery family, took to twitter on Saturday to share that local police had given a property owner the retired officer's number in December to report when people were on his property
Ex-cop who shot dead Ahmaud Arbery leaked the shocking viral video of the black jogger's death because 'he thought it would exonerate him' and the lawyer who helped him says he didn't want another 'Ferguson' Ex-cop who shot dead Ahmaud Arbery leaked the shocking viral video of the black jogger's death because 'he thought it would exonerate him' and the lawyer who helped him says he didn't want another 'Ferguson' Reviewed by CUZZ BLUE on May 17, 2020 Rating: 5

2 comments:

  1. He thought this because he is a product of American culture, which values life, liberty, AND property, as well as truth and justice. His miscalculation was that the people he aspired to convince are of African-American culture, which believes theft from whites should be allowed with impunity.

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    1. There was no theft you fucking redneck.

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