citizen's arrest

The three white men charged in the killing of the 25-year-old Black man in Georgia have been convicted of murder.
Almost every state in the country allows citizens to act as police — with sometimes deadly consequences. Some want these laws abolished.
Gregory McMichael and the other defendants are claiming self-defense, but shifting stories on the day of the fatal shooting might damage their argument.
The jury learned about Arbery’s final moments on Monday, including what the three men on trial for murder said as they pursued him.
Two Georgia laws led private citizens to play cop — with disastrous consequences.
An attorney for Anthony Comello said the man hoped to conduct citizen’s arrests of various figures, including Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Adam Schiff.
The driver was later charged with driving while intoxicated.