Ahmaud Arbery killing: judge rejects mistrial requests as Jesse Jackson attends

The superior court judge, Timothy Walmsley, declined the request. Courtrooms are generally open to the public, although the judge has limited seating in the public gallery because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bryan and the McMichaels are charged with murder and other crimes. Prosecutors say they chased Arbery for five minutes to keep him from leaving the Satilla Shores subdivision outside the port city of Brunswick.

The McMichaels told police they suspected Arbery was a burglar after security cameras several times recorded him inside the unfinished house five doors from their own house. Defense attorneys say Travis McMichael opened fire in self-defense.