Neighbor 'cornered' Ahmaud Arbery before he was fatally shot, officer says in murder trial - USA TODAY

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The first police officer on the scene of Ahmaud Arbery's killing told jurors Monday that one of three white men charged with murder "cornered" Arbery before the Black 25-year-old was fatally shot.

Ricky Minshew, a former Glynn County Police Officer, said he spoke with William "Roddie" Bryan, who told Minshew he "blocked," "cornered" and "cut off" Arbery.

"Should I have been chasing him? I don’t know," Bryan said, according to a transcript of Minshew’s body-camera video read in court.

Monday marked the beginning of the first full week of testimony in the trial of Bryan and father and son Greg and Travis McMichael. In the morning, jurors heard from an investigator who documented the crime scene and took a series of graphic photos.

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Attorneys for the state and Greg and Travis McMichael gave their opening statements Friday, and prosecutors called the first witness. An attorney for Bryan was expected to give his opening statement after the state finished calling witnesses.

The three defendants are accused of murder and other crimes in the death of Arbery, who was shot three times at close range with a shotgun. Video of the incident, captured by Bryan, was released by a Georgia attorney two months later, prompting national outrage and the defendants' arrests.