Ahmaud Arbery was 'cornered' and 'blocked' before being killed, officer testifies

Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Trial — Former Glynn County Police Officer Ricky Minshew points out defendant Travis McMichael during the trial for the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, are charged with the February 2021 death of 25-year-old Arbery. (Sean Rayford/Pool Photo via AP)

The first police officer on the scene of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing testified Monday that William “Roddie” Bryan, one of three men charged with murder in the case, “cornered,” “blocked,” and “cut off” the 25-year-old black man five times, allowing Travis McMichael to open fire on the unarmed Georgia jogger with his 12-gauge shotgun.

Former Glynn County police officer Ricky Minshew said he was already in the Satilla Shores neighborhood outside of Brunswick, Georgia, on Feb. 23, 2020, when he was flagged down and saw Arbery’s bloody body lying in the street.