Prairie State Wire

Republican gubernatorial candidate and current state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville)  believes a Georgia jury came to the right conclusion by convicting all three men involved in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

Bailey took to Twitter to react to the outcome of the case.

"Justice was served again today," Bailey wrote in a Nov. 24 tweet on his official campaign Twitter page. 

It took about 10 hours for a jury to convict Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan, according to the Associated Press. Arbery was shot and killed while he was running through a Georgia subdivision unarmed.

"The men responsible for chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of felony murder charges," Bailey tweeted.

All three now face a mandatory life in prison sentences, but the judge will decide whether or not any of the men will be able to face the possibility of parole. 

"Law and order means every American should feel safe in their communities," Bailey tweeted. "As your next governor, I'll work everyday to ensure you are."

Bailey recently celebrated a federal court's decision to stall the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's plans to enforce President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 employees or more, according to the Prairie State Wire.

Metro East Sun reported Bailey vowed to have the state government work to improve the lives of Illinois residents instead of "trying to control people's lives" if he's elected the governor. Bailey pointed to his tenure in the state legislature in Springfield and promised to stand up for the future of the state and the people who live in it.

Bailey also took to the campaign trail and made a stop in Bedford Park earlier this month. West Cook News reported Bailey called the campaign stop a "great event" that included a conversation about how to restore respect for law enforcement and how to improve community safety.