Self-professed neo-Nazi who drove into Charlottesville crowd pleads guilty to federal hate crimes
Source: Washington Post
By Washington Post Staff March 27 at 4:00 PM
James A. Fields Jr. rammed his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white-supremacist rally, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others. He entered his plea in federal court in Charlottesville.
Fields was convicted late last year in state court of first-degree murder and other charges in the ramming and was sentenced by a jury to life in prison.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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"The deal was approved by new Attorney General William Barr, prosecutors said. Fields entered the courtroom in a gray and white jumpsuit and handcuffs."
BigDemVoter
(4,156 posts)What a miserable piece of shit who is going to live a miserable, fucking life. And he deserves it.
George II
(67,782 posts)CHARLOTTESVILLE An avowed neo-Nazi who killed one woman and injured 35 others when he plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters at an infamous white supremacist rally here pleaded guilty to hate crimes in federal court Wednesday.
James Alex Fields Jr., 25, of Ohio, was convicted on 29 of 30 counts as part of a deal with prosecutors, who agreed they would not seek the death penalty in a case that has come to symbolize the violent resurgence of white supremacy across the country.
Late last year, Fields convicted in state court and sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder and other counts for killing Heather D. Heyer, 32, and injuring dozens at the chaotic Unite the Right rally on Aug. 12, 2017.
Pleading guilty to hate crimes marks a dramatic shift for Fields, whose attorneys argued during his trial in state court that he sped toward the crowd out of fear for his safety and confusion. They said he immediately regretted his actions.
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The charges included one count of a hate crime act that resulted in the death of Heyer and 28 counts of hate crime acts that caused injury and involved an attempt to kill other people in the crowd. Each of the 29 counts carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
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Essentially, combined with state charges, he's looking at 30 life sentences or more.