– The three men serving life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery's murder were again handed lengthy prison sentences Monday on federal hate crime charges.

Travis McMichael, who fatally shot Arbery, will serve his federal sentence of life plus 10 years. His father, Gregory, who initiated the deadly pursuit of the jogger, will serve life prison plus seven years. Their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan, who took a video of the killing, was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

They will serve the federal sentences concurrently with the state time. The judge denied each man's request Monday to serve his sentences in federal prison.

Monday, several members of Arbery's family asked the judge to impose the maximum sentence and insisted all three men serve time in state prison. .

Experts said the federal convictions in Arbery's death are not just symbolic — they ensure the defendants will serve prison time even if their murder convictions are overturned on appeal.

Unlike the state murder charges, federal hate crime convictions acknowledge the racist motivations of what many called a modern-day lynching, experts said.

marshals while awaiting sentencing after their federal convictions in January.

Each was denied appeals in the federal hate crimes trial, according to an online court filing.

Travis McMichael's attorney Amy Copeland asked Monday for her client to be placed in federal custody before he served time in state prison because of death threats he received. “I am concerned my client faces a backdoor death penalty,” she said.

Gregory McMichael's attorney also asked for leniency in his sentencing and that he serve part of the sentences in federal prison, citing state facility conditions.

During back-to-back hearings, members of Arbery’s family asked the judge to impose the maximum sentence and have the McMichaels serve their sentences in Georgia state prison rather than in a federal penitentiary

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