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A judge rejected a plea deal from one of the three white men facing federal hate-crimes charges for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

Monday, January 31, 2022 4:27 PM EST

The judge rejected the agreement that Travis McMichael had reached with the Department of Justice after strenuous opposition from Mr. Arbery's family, who objected to the fact that it allowed Mr. McMichael to spend 30 years in federal prison, rather than in state prison.

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