Judge sets June 4 hearing for suspects in Arbery slaying

A Georgia judge has scheduled a hearing next week for three men charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, court officials said Wednesday.

Glynn County Magistrate Court Judge Wallace E. Harrell set a preliminary hearing for June 4, said court clerk Luetrice Lott. The judge will determine whether authorities had sufficient evidence to charge the men in Arbery's death.

A neighbor of the McMichaels, 50-year-old William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., was

All three men remain jailed pending a bond hearing before a different judge.

Defense attorneys for the McMichaels have

Bryan's attorney, Kevin Gough, has insisted his client played no role in Arbery's death. The arrest warrant for Bryan says he used a vehicle to illegally try to “confine and detain” Arbery.