Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud Arbery's mother, said the U.S. Justice Department's decision to propose the plea deal despite her objections was "disrespectful."
"I fought so hard to get these guys in the state prison," she said. “I told them very, very adamantly that I wanted them to go to state prison and do their time. ... Then I got up this morning and found out they had accepted this ridiculous plea."
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