Bond Hearing Scheduled For Defendants In Ahmaud Arbery Killing

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Travis, left, and Gregory McMichael

Credit: Glynn County Sheriff's Office

A bond hearing has been scheduled for two of the three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was jogging through their neighborhood.

Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael are scheduled to appear in court Nov. 12. They and another man, William "Roddie" Bryan, each face nine counts on charges including malice murder and felony murder.

At the same time, the judge is set to hear several motions that lawyers for both sides have filed.

Those include a request by the prosecutors for the court to look into possible conflicts of interest among the defense attorneys. The motion points to evidence that the separate lawyers for Travis and Gregory McMichael are working closely together.

The judge next month will also hear motions from the defense team to quash some of the charges.

A trial has not yet been scheduled because jury trials have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. But Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton announced this week that he will order that trials can resume.