In the trial of the three white men accused of chasing down and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, a thousand people were summoned for jury duty, but less than half showed up. 

Here’s the tumultuous issues of the Glynn County Courthouse as jury selection continues: 

• 600 people summoned on Oct. 18, but only 283 actually came. 

• 400 more were summoned on Oct. 25, but only about half appeared in person. 

The focus of the attorneys and the judge in the trial is to shrink the number of potential jurors to a group of 64. Then, reach the final 12 jurors and four alternates. 

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So far, only 47 prospective jurors are qualified to serve. 

Those questioned about serving on the jury said they have preconceived biases about the case, they know the defendants or simply are afraid to serve. 

On Feb. 23, 2020, Arbery was killed while jogging by the father and son duo Travis and Gregory McMichael, who were armed and driving a pickup truck near Brunswick in Glynn County. Williams “Roddie” Bryan followed Arbery in a second vehicle. Arbery was stopped, confronted and fatally shot by Travis.   

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The three men are charged with malice and felony murder and have pleaded not guilty. They also face charges of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. 

One of the defense attorneys in the case said he believe some of the prospective jurors were not fully forthcoming with their responses or were sympathetic toward Arbery. 

One juror said he believes Arbery was murdered. 

“But, I mean, based on the video, Ahmaud was unarmed and the other two were not,” the juror said to the prosecutor. “It’s kind of hard to show it’s self-defense there.”