On the Week in Review for May 11-17, WABE’s Managing Editor Alex Helmick showcases stories from our journalists on the high-profile killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick. Gregory and Travis McMichael were charged with murder after a graphic video of the incident went viral. This week, WABE obtained the personnel files of Gregory McMichael, which show he did not attend required firearms training while employed by the Brunswick District Attorney’s office.
‘This situation has been a great embarrassment …’
In 2014, Gregory McMichael was notified he had been deficient in training hours for five prior years, according to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. For three of those years, he failed to qualify for the Use of Deadly Force training. He had been without his arrest powers from 2006 to 2014.
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