Black Pastor’s Prayer Vigil Was ‘Public Lynching,’ Says Defense Attorney in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
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An attorney defending one of the men charged with Ahmaud Arbery’s murder in Brunswick, Georgia, asked the court on Friday for a mistrial, saying a prayer vigil held by Black pastors outside the court house on Thursday was akin to a “public lynching” of the defendants. Thursday’s prayer vigil was a direct response to attorney …