The man who recorded the leaked video of Travis and Gregory McMichael, the father-son duo who stalked and killed Ahmaud Arbery while he was out for a jog in his Georgia community, spoke to a Georgia reporter about the events around Arbery’s death and what has happened since the recording leaked.
After two months and no charges, it was the leak of the video that finally spurred action in the Peach State. Once it was public, outrage quickly grew inside and outside of Georgia and resulted in the arrest of the McMichaels by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation after local police failed to act for two months. Both men have been charged with murder and aggravated assault.
In an interview with Bridgette Matters of Fox 30 in Georgia, William Roddie Bryan, the man who shot the controversial video, said he has received death threats and is “not feeling safe at all.” Bryan did not answer critical questions about his own role in the incident. In the same clip below, Bryan’s lawyer told Bridgette Matters that Bryan was recording because he saw someone he did not know and a car he did not recognize.
Needless to say, that leaves a lot to be explained. Had Bryan been in contact with the father-son duo? Did he know they were attempting to make a “citizen’s arrest” rather than wait for police? Was he a participant or did he merely wander onto the scene? Again, Bryan simply said he “had nothing to do with it” but the initial police report referenced a statement from Gregory McMichael that “Roddy” had unsuccessfully attempted to block Arbery.
New video is leaking of a man who appears to be Arbery entering a house under construction for a few minutes. This video is, of course, being used as an excuse for taking a man’s life. The man in the video left the house empty-handed and started jogging again, but another man could be seen standing across the street.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the investigation is ongoing and the Department of Justice announced they would review how the case was handled. Although with the state of this Department of Justice, we may have to revisit their decision early next year if a new administration comes in.
Bryan says he’s been told he’s a witness, but that may change as the investigation rolls on.