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“Probable cause” is the standard applied towards law enforcement. A citizens arrest requires eyewitness account. The DA is mistaken in their approach.George Barnhill, one of the prosecutors who first handled the case, defended the actions of the McMichaels and their neighbor in the truck. In a letter to the Glynn County Police Department obtained by NBC News, Barnhill wrote that the men had "solid first hand probable cause" to chase Arbery, a "burglary suspect," and stop him.
Barnhill also said he believed Travis McMichael "was allowed to use deadly force to protect himself" under Georgia law.