Attorneys for Gregory McMichael say Ahmaud Arbery killing 'not just another act of violent racism'

Attorneys for Gregory McMichael, one of the men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, said Friday that "a very different narrative" will be revealed when all the facts come out.

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"The truth will reveal that this is not just another act of violent racism," Frank Hogue said at a news conference. "Greg McMichael did not commit murder."

Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis McMichael, 34, are charged with aggravated assault and felony murder in the February 23 death of Arbery, who was killed while jogging just outside Brunswick, Georgia. Travis McMichael is the alleged shooter in the case.

Hogue, along with his wife, Laura Hogue, are representing Gregory McMichael. The couple are part of a criminal defense law firm in Macon, Georgia.

"Our client has not been charged the same as his son," Laura Hogue said. "He's been charged as a party to the crime, which is a Georgia statute that holds an individual who aids or abets or facilitates a crime, with the same responsibility as the individual who actually perpetrated the crime."

The shooting incident was captured on video that became public last week. 

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