The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested the man who filmed the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, on felony murder charge.
On May 21, 2020, the GBI arrested William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., age 50, on charges of Felony Murder & Criminal Attempt to Commit False Imprisonment. Read the updated press release here ⬇️:https://t.co/VJCuz8chVr pic.twitter.com/MXcs8qEY8m
— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) May 21, 2020
Investigators say 50-year-old William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. is the individual who captured the video of Arbery's death, which has now been seen many millions of times online. Outrage over the video online is what led to arrests, the third of which was Bryan's, today.
William Bryan is charged with Felony Murder & Criminal Attempt to Commit False Imprisonment.
He’s been booked into the Glynn County jail.
William Bryan is the third arrest in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Earlier this month, “Gregory and Travis McMichael, videotaped chasing down jogger Ahmaud Arbery and killing him in the street, were … arrested and charged with his murder and with aggravated assault.” [Previous Boing Boing post]
🚨Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested man who filmed the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery on felony murder charge.
This comes after the family of Arbery and their attorneys have said for weeks that William Bryan also was an aggressor who needed to be arrested.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 21, 2020
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• Ahmaud Arbery's killers arrested and charged with murder
#BREAKING: BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) __Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it has arrested William "Roddie" Bryan, the man who filmed the shooting of #AhmaudArbery, on felony murder charges in Arbery's death.
— Aaron L. Morrison (@aaronlmorrison) May 21, 2020
BREAKING per @GBI_GA:
“On May 21, 2020, the GBI arrested William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., age 50, on charges of Felony Murder & Criminal Attempt to Commit False Imprisonment. These charges stem from the February 23, 2020 incident that resulted in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.”— Mike Petchenik (@MPetchenikWSB) May 21, 2020
