Ahmaud Arbery: Shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
05 February 2022 |
11:04 am
The man convicted of murdering Black man Ahmaud Arbery has withdrawn his guilty plea to federal hate crime charges. The reversal means he will stand trial next week for the charges.
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