JUDGE TIMOTHY R. WALMSLEY
GENERAL
BILL
OF INDICTMENT
RE: Warrant(s) NO.
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GLYNN SUPERIOR COURT
WITNESSES: ASAC
R.
Dial, GBI
Grand
J
MARCH
2020
TERM
THE
STATE
OF GEORGIA
V.
TRAVIS
MCMICHAEL,
GREG
MCMICHAEL
&
WILLIAM
R
BRYAN
Ct.
1:
Malice Murder
Ct. 2: Felony Murder
Ct. 3: Felony Murder
Ct.
4:
Felony Murder
Ct.
5:
Felony Murder
Ct.
6:
Aggravated Assault
Ct.
7: Aggravated Assault
Ct.
8:
False Imprisonment
Ct.
9:
Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony
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Grand Jury Bailiff
RONALD
M.
ADAMS, Clerk,
S.
C.
JOYETTE
M.
HOLMES,
District Attorney, Cobb Judicial Circuit (by appointment)
The Defendant herein waives copy
of
indictment,
li
st
of
witnesses, formal
arraignment and pleads _ _ _ Guilty.
Defendant
Attorney for Defendant
Assistant District Attorney
The Defendant herein waives copy
of
indictment, list
of
witnesses, formal
arraignment and pleads _ _ _ Guilty.
Defendant
Attorney for Defendant
Assistant District Attorney
STATE
OF
GEORGIA,
COUNTY
OF
GLYNN
IN
THE
SUPERIOR
COURT
OF
SAID
COUNTY
THE
GRAND
JURORS
selected,
chosen
and
sworn
for
the
County
of
Glynn,
to
wit:
Brenda
P.
Boltz,
Vice-Foreperson
Mallory
Leann
Bradley
Cindy
P.
Carter,
Alternate
2
Joni
Hicks
Cleghorne
John
Robert
Cramer
Donald
Carlton
Cunningham
Matthew
Paul
Hanak
Clyde
Hayden
Harris,
Alternate
3
Jeremy
Logan
Hollington
Matthew
Steven
Howell
Danielle
Leigh
Keefe
Alexis
Nicolas
Mavromat,
Secretary
-A11ne McGoldFi6k
McCaule
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--Amie
Noele
McClellan
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Christopher
C. M6N
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Mary
Malinda
Scott
Moore
James
H.
Motos,
Jr.,
Alternate
1
Earnest
Palmer,
III
Douglas
Arthur
Phelps,
II
Stacie
Spaulding
Smith
Anne
Beal
Tebbetts
Scott
Andrew
Trefts
'"'
0kelius
Devon
White
-
R.
Daniel
Williams,
Foreperson
Dwight
Legrande
Wolfe,
Jr.
COUNTl
The Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, charge and accuse
TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN, individually
and as parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
MALICE
MURDER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-1, for that the said accused person, in the County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, did unlawfully, with malice
aforethought, cause the death
of
Ahmaud Arbery, a human being, by unlawfully chasing him
through the public roadways
of
the Satilla Shores neighborhood in pickup trucks and shooting
him with a shotgun, contrary to the laws
of
said State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNT2
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and
as
parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
FELONY MURDER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-1, for that the said accused person, in the County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, while in the
commission
of
a felony, Aggravated Assault, as alleged in Count 6
of
this Indictment, did cause
the death
of
Ahmaud Arbery, a human being, irrespective
of
malice, contrary
to
the laws
of
said
State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNT3
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and
as
parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
FELONY MURDER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-1, for that the said accused person, in the County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, while in the
commission
of
a felony, Aggravated Assault, as alleged in Count 7
ohhis
Indictment, did cause
the death
of
Ahmaud Arbery, a human being, irrespective
of
malice, contrary
to
the laws
of
said
State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNT4
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse
TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and
as
parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
FELONY MURDER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-1, for that the said accused person, in the County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, while in the
commission
of
a felony, False Imprisonment, as alleged in Count 8
of
this Indictment, did cause
the death
of
Ahmaud Arbery, a human being, irrespective
of
malice, contrary to the laws
of
said
State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNTS
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and as parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
FELONY MURDER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-1, for that the said accused person, in the County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, while in the
commission
of
a felony, Criminal Attempt to Commit False Imprisonment, as alleged in Count 9
of
this Indictment, did cause the death
of
Ahmaud Arbery, a human being, irrespective
of
malice,
contrary to the laws
of
said State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNT6
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse
TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and as parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, O.C.G.A. 16-5-21, for that the said accused person, in the
County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, did make an
assault upon the person
of
Ahmaud Arbery with a frrearm, deadly weapon, to wit: a
12
gauge
shotgun, contrary to the laws
of
said State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNT7
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse
TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and
as
parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, O.C.G.A. 16-5-21, for that the said accused person, in the
County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, did make an
assault upon the person
of
Ahmaud Arbery with a Ford F-150 pickup truck and a Chevy
Silverado pickup truck, an object, device and instrument which when used offensively against a
person are likely to result in serious bodily injury, contrary to the laws
of
said State, the good
order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNTS
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse
TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and as parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
FALSE
IMPRISONMENT, O.C.G.A. 16-5-41,
for that the said accused person, in the County
of
Glynn
and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, in violation
of
the personal
liberty
of
Ahmaud Arbery, did unlawfully confine and detain Ahmaud Arbery without legal
authority, to wit: said accused did chase Ahmaud Arbery with a Ford F-150 pickup truck and a
Chevy Silverado pickup truck through the public roadways
of
the Satilla Shores neighborhood
and did confine and detain Ahmaud Arbery on Holmes Drive using said pickup trucks, contrary
to the laws
of
said State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
COUNT9
and the Grand Jurors, aforesaid, in the name and behalf
of
the citizens
of
Georgia, further charge
and accuse
TRAVIS MCMICHAEL, GREG MCMICHAEL and WILLIAM R BRYAN,
individually and
as
parties concerned in the commission
of
a crime, with the offense
of
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT A FELONY, O.C.G.A. 16-4-1, for that the said
accused person, in the County
of
Glynn and State
of
Georgia, on or about the 23rd day
of
February, 2020, did knowingly and intentionally attempt to commit the crime
of
False
Imprisonment, in violation
of
Code section 16-5-41
of
the Official Code
of
Georgia, in that the
said accused did perform acts which constitute a substantial step toward the commission
of
said
crime, to wit: said accused did, in violation
of
the personal liberty
of
Ahmaud Arbery, unlawfully
chase Ahmaud Arbery through the public roadways
of
the Satilla Shores neighborhood in pickup
trucks and did attempt to confine and detain Ahmaud Arbery without legal authority on Burford
Drive using a Ford F-150 pickup truck and a Chevy Silverado pickup truck, contrary to the laws
of
said State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.
JOYETTE
M.
HOLMES, District Attorney
