Jury recommends life in prison for man who drove into Charlottesville protest, killing Heather Heyer
James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year.
Man who drove into Charlottesville protest, killing Heather Heyer, convicted of first-degree murder
A state jury rejected arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense during a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017.
Charlottesville driver faces federal hate crime charges
WASHINGTON — Federal hate crime charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a woman and injuring dozens more.
Judge denies bond for suspect in Charlottesville attack at white nationalist rally
James Alex Fields Jr., 20, is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Heather Heyer, 32, and faces additional charges of malicious wounding and failure to stop in an accident that lead to a death.
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