Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael have been arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
Word of the arrests came in late Thursday via the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
"They were both charged with murder and aggravated assault. The McMichaels were taken into custody and will be booked into the Glynn County Jail," the GBI said in a statement.
"On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick, GA when both Gregory and Travis McMichael confronted Arbery with two firearms. During the encounter, Travis McMichael shot and killed Arbery."
Arbery was 25.
A press conference is scheduled for Friday morning at 9 am ET.
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