Ahmaud Arbery: Probable cause hearing and protests

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Photos: Ahmaud Arbery probable cause hearing and protests

Photos: A probable cause hearing was held at the Glynn County Courthouse on June 4, 2020, for the three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, while protesters gathered outside.

Kaisha Givens (center), 33, kneels as she and others chant "Hands up, Don't shoot" outside of the Glynn County Courthouse on June 4, 2020. Inside, a probable cause hearing was underway for the three men accused of kiilling Ahmaud Arbery. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Ahmaud Arbery's mother Wanda Cooper Jones (left) is led out the Glynn County Courthouse by Attorney Lee Merritt (right), Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Bystanders cheer, some yelling,"We love you Wanda," as Ahmaud Arbery's mother Wanda Cooper Jones (left) is led out the Glynn County Courthouse by Attorney Lee Merritt (right), Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Attorney Lee Merritt takes questions from the media outside of the Glynn County Courthouse following a break in the proceedings. Lee mentioned that Ahmaud's mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, left the proceedings early because some of the information being brought up was upsetting to her. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, waves as he thanks the crowd of supporters gathered outside of the Glynn County Courthouse following a break from the proceedings. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Ahmaud Arbery supporters try and speak with an older man wearing a Legends of Confederacy t-shirt outside of the Glynn County Courthouse. The man told an AJC photojournalist that he came down from Savannah. He was escorted from the steps of the courthouse by the Georgia State Patrolmen after stating racial remarks to the crowd gathered. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Christian Goree, a member of the Brunswick NAACP and founder of the Build a Man Project, chants "No Bond" with other individuals outside of the Glynn County Courthouse Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Joy Graves holds a sign outside of the Glynn County Courthouse as the preliminary preceding take place inside, Thursday, June 4, 2020. Graves says she feels anxious about the proceedings. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Joy Graves, Shirley Benson and Patricia Fields from Waycross were among the first protesters to show up in front of the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday, June 4, 2020, during the probable cause hearing for the three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. "We're just here for justice — Ahmaud could have been one of our sons," said Graves. (Bert Roughton for the AJC)

Attorney Lee Merritt (center) takes questions from the media outside of the Glynn County Courthouse following a break in the preliminary proceedings at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Thursday, June 4, 2020. Attorney Merritt is representing the Arbery family during this case. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Glynn County resident Helen Watkins (center), 68, finds a good angle as she watches Attorney Lee Merritt take questions from the media outside of the Glynn County Courthouse following a break in the preliminary proceedings at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Thursday, June 4, 2020. "It was an execution," said Watkins. "A Modern day execution." Attorney Merritt is representing the Arbery family during this case. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery (left), is embraced as he is led away from the Glynn County Courthouse following a break from the proceedings in Brunswick, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

A man wearing a "Legacy of the Confederacy" shirt walks away from the Glynn County courthouse after a Georgia State Patrolmen asked him to leave following a brief spirited conversation with a group of Ahmaud Arbery supporters. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Brian Garner Sr. (center, right) and his son Armani Garner (center, left) demonstrate and show support for Ahmaud Arbery outside of the Glynn County Courthouse as a probable cause hearing was underway for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

In this image made from video, Travis McMichael, left, and Greg McMichael listen to a preliminary hearing via a court video feed, Thursday, June 4, 2020, while inside the in the Glynn County jail, in Brunswick, Ga. The two men who are charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery as well as William "Roddie" Bryan, was also arrested and charged with felony murder and illegally using a vehicle to try to confine and detain Arbery. (Glynn County Jail via AP, Pool)

A group of protesters shout at two Cobb County investigators standing on the steps outside the Glynn County Courthouse as a preliminary hearing goes on for Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes has been assigned to lead the case against a Brunswick father and son who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud Arbery's mother, walks into the Glynn County Courthouse after a recess during the preliminary hearing of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are accused of shooting her son while he ran through their neighborhood in February. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Ahmaud Arbery's aunt, Kim Arbery, listens to family attorney S. Lee Merritt speak with reporters in front of the Glynn County Courthouse after the preliminary hearing of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are accused of shooting her nephew while he ran through their neighborhood in February. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, listens to a reporter's question in front of the Glynn County Courthouse after the preliminary hearing of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are accused of shooting her son while he ran through their neighborhood in February. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Aubrey listens to questions from reporters outside the Glynn County Courthouse after the preliminary hearing of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are accused of shooting his son while he ran through their neighborhood in February. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, marches with supporters during a rally in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A judge found probable cause against the three men that were involved in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Jamie Cooper Jr., 7, dances as the crowd around him chants, "hey hey, ho ho, Jackie Johnson has got to go" during a rally for Ahmaud Arbery outside of the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Johnson is the area's district attorney. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Kevin Smith (center), cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, leads a group during a peaceful impromptu march in Brunswick, on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Supporters of murder victim Ahmaud Arbery participate in an impromptu peaceful march in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A judge found probable cause against three suspects in Arbery's death for the case to proceed. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Kevin Smith (left), Marcus Arbery (center) and Gary Arbery (second from right) participate in a peaceful march in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

An impromptu peaceful march honoring murder victim Ahmaud Arbery is held in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A judge found probable cause against three suspects so the case can proceed. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Kevin Smith (center), cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, leads a chant during a peaceful rally in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

People hold signs as they participate in a peaceful rally for murder victim Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020.(ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Residents participate in an impromptu peaceful march in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A judge found probable cause against three suspects in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, and so the case will now be bound over to Superior Court. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Kevin Smith (with megaphone), cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, leads a group of people through a housing community during an impromptu peaceful march in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

A supporter of Ahmaud Arbery holds a during a peaceful rally outside of the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Marcus Arbery (right), father of Ahmaud Arbery, and Gary Arbery embraced as they are led away from the Glynn County Courthouse following a break from the proceedings in Brunswick Thursday, June 4, 2020. A judge found probable cause against three suspects in the Ahmaud Arbery death (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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Kaisha Givens (center), 33, kneels as she and others chant "Hands up, Don't shoot" outside of the Glynn County Courthouse on June 4, 2020. Inside, a probable cause hearing was underway for the three men accused of kiilling Ahmaud Arbery. (Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

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