One of the men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery has been given a second life sentence.
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00:00Travis McMichael, one of the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, has been given a second life sentence after he was convicted on federal hate crime charges.
00:08McMichael and two other men involved, Travis' father, Gregory McMichael, and their neighbor, William Bryan,
00:14were found guilty in February of interference with rights, a hate crime charge, as well as attempted kidnapping.
00:20They were already given life sentences after they were convicted of several state charges, including felony murder, in November.
00:27The defendants chased 20-year-old Arbery in a truck while he was out for a jog before shooting and killing him.
00:33Defense attorneys said that McMichaels and Bryan believed Arbery had stolen something and then acted on self-defense.
00:39These federal convictions and sentences are not just symbolic.
00:43They ensure that the three men will serve time if the murder convictions are ever overturned due to appeals.