Judge Timothy Walmsley sentenced Travis McMichael, the man who shot Arbery, and his father Gregory McMichael, who watched the shooting from the back of a pickup truck, to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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No Charges Filed In Re-Investigation of Tamla Horsford Who Died At Adult Sleepover
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has concluded its investigation and decided not to file any criminal charges into the mysterious death of Tamla Horsford.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has concluded its investigation and decided not to file any criminal charges into the mysterious death of Tamla Horsford, reports 11 Alive.
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Horsford, a mother of five, died while attending an adult sleepover where photos showed her as the only Black person in attendance.
“The DA review determined the facts and investigative findings do not support pursuit and prosecution of criminal charges,” Nelly Miles, a spokeswoman for the GBI said in a statement.
Horsford’s death ruled an accident
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office initially ruled Horsford’s death an accident – concluding she fell from a second story balcony.
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The autopsy uncovered a blood alcohol level of .23 – nearly three times the legal driving limit in Georgia. Traces of Xanax and marijuana were also found.
After news that Horsford’s death was ruled an accident, her family instantly became suspicious.
They said the Horsford they knew would never consume so many substances at a public event.
The case was initially closed in February of 2019, however, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said it spent 300 hours investigating the situation, including conducting more than 30 interviews with party guests and others connected to the event.
Case Re-opened
During the summer of 2020, Horsford’s tragic death saw renewed cries for justice – in the midst of a nationwide movement.
Across the U.S., the case has sparked a huge petition, with celebrities like Kim Kardashian and 50 Cent also calling attention to the cause.
After the public outcry, Georgia authorities re-opened the investigation at the request of the sheriff’s office, but the family was not satisfied.
Elizabeth Potts, Tamla Horsford’s mother said, “we just want justice, the boys, I just want justice.
Tamla Horsford was 40 years old.
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Pioneering Journalist Ida B. Wells Honored With A Barbie Doll
Barbie is honoring pioneering journalist and civil rights icon Ida B Wells with the latest release from their Inspiring Women collection.
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The Ida B. Wells doll shows the activist in the middle of a newsroom draped in a blue dress holding a Memphis Free Speech newspaper.
Barbie’s Inspiring Women collection focuses on “honoring historical role models who paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before.”
Previous doll releases include Maya Angelou, Ella Fitzgerald, Katherine Johnson and Rosa Parks.
You can add Wells barbie doll to your list at Mattel’s website.
Fierce journalist
Wells was a prominent journalist, activist, and teacher, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence.
As a savvy writer, Wells also used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.
Wells was born in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi during slavery.
By the time Wells turned 25, she was the co-owner and editor of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight, a local black newspaper, a platform she used to skewer racial inequality.
She was also one of the founders of the NAACP.
Wells was an unsung hero, who galvanized to count, investigate and report lynchings in America as no one had done before, hurling her 5ft frame into vicious territory with all the fearlessness of a fierce reporter.
Wells was often overshadowed by more familiar giants of the civil rights movement. But now she is being rediscovered for her crusader activism and investigative journalism.
Ida B. Wells died of kidney failure in Chicago on March 25, 1931, at the age of 68.
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Army vet killed in road rage shooting in North Carolina
Stephen Addison, 32, was fatally shot Monday after the roadside dispute, Fayetteville police say. The suspected shooter, Roger Nobles, 51, was charged with first-degree murder.
A white North Carolina motorist has been charged with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a black motorcyclist in a road rage attack.
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Stephen Addison killed
Roger Dale Nobles Sr., 51, admitted that he fired a shotgun from the driver’s seat of his pick up truck, at 32-year-old military veteran and father-of-three Stephen Addison who was arguing with his son Roger Nobles Jr. at an intersection.
The bullet zipped past Nobles Jr., who didn’t flinch or react, and struck Addison in the chest.
Nobles Jr. then got back into his father’s 1992 Chevy pick-up, and his father calmly waited until the light turned green to drive away from the Fayetteville intersection of Skibo and Cliffdale roads, according to WRAL.
Suspect Arrested
Nobles Sr. was arrested as soon as he arrived home after the incident, and is now charged with first-degree murder. His son was also taken into police custody and questioned after he appeared unsurprised by his father’s actions.
The younger Nobles was not charged with a crime, but security experts told the outlet that it looked like he anticipated the murder and played a role in it.
“Where he’s actually standing in reference to, what we call in the military, a fatal funnel,” Anthony Waddy, an analyst with SAV Consulting, told the station. “He’s clearly out of harm’s way.”
After the fatal shot was fired, Nobles Jr. didn’t flinch or appear surprised, and didn’t try to help Addison, who was reportedly left to die in the street.
Hate crime charges
Prosecutors may also be weighing hate crime charges after a neighbor claimed Nobles Sr. had a history of racial abuse, allegedly calling her the n-word and putting her ‘through hell’.
“If the evidence warrants that type of charge, it’s certainly something we would look at and pursue,” Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West told the outlet.
Stephen Addison could light up a room
WRAL reported Addison is a former soldier at Fort Bragg and father of three. The shooting occurred only blocks away from where he lived.
“People always say someone lit up a room. My husband lit up every room he went into,” Justina Hemphill told the news outlet. Hemphill, who is from New York, said her late husband was going to join them there”
It was unclear what led to the fatal encounter, and the admitted killer did not reveal a motive, according to the report.
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Three men sentenced to life in prison for Ahmuad Arbery’s Murder
Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison.
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers have been sentenced.
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers
Their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, who recorded video of Arbery’s last moments, was sentenced to life with parole for his role in the death. Bryan, 52, will not be eligible for parole under Georgia law until he has served 30 years in prison because he was convicted of serious violent felonies.
In addition to the life sentences for murder, Walmsley imposed additional sentences for other felony charges.
Ahmaud Arbery was murdered while he was jogging through Satilles Shores, a neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia, in February 2020.
A jury consisting of nine White women, two White men and one Black man, found the men guilty on state charges of murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit a felony in November.
The defense teams for Ahmaud Arbery’s killers have said they plan to appeal their clients’ convictions.
The men will be back in court in February, for the beginning of their federal trial where they will face hate crime charges for Arbery’s death.
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