Current Events > Man who ran over protestor during Charlottesville rally charged with hate crimes

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Bio1590
06/27/18 8:02:51 PM
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-charged-federal-hate-crimes-related-august-2017-rally-charlottesville

A federal grand jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville today charged an Ohio man with federal hate crimes, including a hate crime act that resulted in the death of Heather Heyer, for his actions during the Aug. 12, 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Civil Rights Division, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen of the Western District of Virginia, and Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Richmond Division Adam S. Lee, made the announcement.

James Alex Fields Jr., 21, of Maumee, Ohio, was charged in an indictment returned earlier today with:

one count of a hate crime act resulting in the death of Heather Heyer (18 U.S.C. 249);
28 counts of hate crime acts causing bodily injury and involving an attempt to kill (18 U.S.C. 249); and
one count of racially motivated violent interference with a federally protected activity (18 U.S.C. 245(b)(2)), resulting in the death of Heather Heyer, for driving his car into a crowd of protestors on a downtown street in Charlottesville, Virginia.

At the Department of Justice, we remain resolute that hateful ideologies will not have the last word and that their adherents will not get away with violent crimes against those they target, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. Last summers violence in Charlottesville cut short a promising young life and shocked the nation. Todays indictment should send a clear message to every would-be criminal in America that we aggressively prosecute violent crimes of hate that threaten the core principles of our nation. I want to thank the FBI as well as our fabulous prosecutors Stephen Curran, Christopher Kavanaugh, and Rachel Kincaid for their hard work on this case.

As this case indicates, our office will aggressively prosecute hate crimes and other civil-rights offenses committed because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any individual or group, U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen stated. We are grateful to the FBI and our state and local law-enforcement colleagues who conducted the parallel federal and state investigations in a cooperative fashion, enabling us to vindicate this critical federal interest.

"Hatred and violence have no place in our communities," said FBI Director Christopher Wray. The investigation of hate crimes is a top priority of the FBI, and we will continue to work with our partners to ensure those who perpetrate such despicable acts are held accountable.

The events of Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville are a grim reminder of why the FBI prioritizes its investigations of civil rights violations among the top of its criminal programs. I hope today will also be a reminder to those who are motivated by hate and intent on committing violence; we are going to be there, just as we were in this case, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Lee of the Richmond Division, who also oversees the office in Charlottesville. I want to thank the Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorneys Office for their outstanding partnership, my team of FBI agents and analysts who worked tirelessly to put the case together, and the business owners and residents of Charlottesville who worked with us and provided a massive volume of evidence in this case.

According to the indictment, on or before Aug. 8, 2017, Fields decided to attend the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Unite the Right rally was scheduled to occur on Aug. 12, 2017, at Emancipation Park and was widely publicized on social media and internet sites associated with white supremacist individuals and groups.

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Bio1590
06/27/18 8:03:06 PM
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On the morning of Aug. 12, 2017, Fields arrived in and around the vicinity of Emancipation Park in Charlottesville. Multiple groups and individuals, including Fields, engaged in chants promoting or expressing white supremacist and other racist and anti-Semitic views. After an unlawful assembly was declared, rally participants, including Fields, dispersed the area. Fields returned to his vehicle and soon after drove to the vicinity of the intersection of Fourth and East Market streets in downtown Charlottesville.

As alleged in the indictment, Fields drove his car onto Fourth Street, a narrow, downhill, one-way street in downtown Charlottesville. At around the same time, a racially and ethnically diverse crowd of individuals was gathered at the bottom of the hill, at the intersection of Fourth and East Water streets. The indictment alleges that Fields slowly proceeded in his vehicle toward the crowd, stopped, and then observed the crowd while idling in his vehicle. Many of the individuals in the crowd were chanting and carrying signs promoting equality and protesting against racial and other forms of discrimination. With no vehicle behind him, Fields slowly reversed his vehicle to the top of the hill near the intersection of Fourth and Market streets. Fields then rapidly accelerated, ran through a stop sign and across a raised pedestrian mall, and drove directly into the crowd, striking numerous individuals, killing Heather Heyer, and injuring many others. Fieldss vehicle stopped only when it struck another vehicle near the intersection of Fourth and Water streets. He then rapidly reversed his vehicle and fled the scene.

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen, Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh and Stephen Curran and Rachel Kincaid, trial attorneys with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, are prosecuting the case for the United States.

An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.


He's quite fucked.
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Webmaster4531
06/27/18 8:04:41 PM
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Good.
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littlebro07
06/27/18 8:05:27 PM
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Fuck that guy and anyone who agrees with him. Death penalty for them all.
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Bio1590
06/27/18 8:29:26 PM
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For the record, all 30 individual charges he's facing carry a maximum punishment of life in prison, and the last one has the death penalty as an option.
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Phantom_Nook
06/27/18 8:30:12 PM
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Trump pardon incoming?
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CyricZ
06/27/18 8:30:31 PM
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Oh I don't want the man dead.

I want him to live to a ripe old age knowing that what he did gave the left ammunition for years to come.
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kyujo
06/27/18 8:30:41 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Good.

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Webmaster4531
06/27/18 8:32:04 PM
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Phantom_Nook posted...
Trump pardon incoming?

Don't give him ideas.
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StucklnMyPants
06/27/18 8:33:31 PM
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Phantom_Nook posted...
Trump pardon incoming?

Zero chance.
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Webmaster4531
06/27/18 8:34:13 PM
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StucklnMyPants posted...
Phantom_Nook posted...
Trump pardon incoming?

Zero chance.

Sadly that's wrong.
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ChainedRedone
06/27/18 8:36:22 PM
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Phantom_Nook posted...
Trump pardon incoming?


I don't see why not. Very fine person after all
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1NfamousACE_2
06/27/18 8:37:12 PM
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There's good people on both sides
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Webmaster4531
06/27/18 8:39:51 PM
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Trump: Who did you think I was talking about?
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Bio1590
06/27/18 8:40:58 PM
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I know there's a lot of "Trump pardon" jokes going around but the guy would also get nailed on state-level charges anyways.
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hockeybub89
06/27/18 8:41:31 PM
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Shuto-uke
06/27/18 8:41:33 PM
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HAHAHAAH

Take that, MAGA people!!!
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iPhone_7
06/27/18 8:41:48 PM
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Ship him to Saudi Arabia, bring back whats left of him.
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A_Good_Boy
06/27/18 8:44:18 PM
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What happened to all those people defending him?
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Shuto-uke
06/27/18 8:45:58 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
I know there's a lot of "Trump pardon" jokes going around but the guy would also get nailed on state-level charges anyways.


he won't pardon them just because of the state level charges. But he totally would if it werent for that
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littlebro07
06/28/18 12:37:49 AM
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CyricZ posted...
Oh I don't want the man dead.

I want him to live to a ripe old age knowing that what he did gave the left ammunition for years to come.


Didn't think of that.

Yeah, let the fucker live.
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Blue_Inigo
06/28/18 12:39:55 AM
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Just a reminder that some lowly CEmen defended this guy
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kingdrake2
06/28/18 12:44:05 AM
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littlebro07 posted...
CyricZ posted...
Oh I don't want the man dead.

I want him to live to a ripe old age knowing that what he did gave the left ammunition for years to come.


Didn't think of that.

Yeah, let the fucker live.


i gotta agree with the Ex-Mod but part of me wants to see that guy suffer (he's lucky he's getting the least painful way out) instead of what he inflicted to that other guy.
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ultimate reaver
06/28/18 12:57:14 AM
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good. i've seen way too many right wingers fantasizing about doing what he did whenever the subject of street protests comes up
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tremain07
06/28/18 1:00:12 AM
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ultimate reaver posted...
good. i've seen way too many right wingers fantasizing about doing what he did whenever the subject of street protests comes up

I remember some of those being cops. Also, to those who think Trump would pardon this thug, he's not rich, he's not influential and Trump won't get a boost for helping him =Trump gives no shits and will let him rot. The only time you should worry about that if the alt-right as a whole unite around this scumbag saying he was treated unfairly by the courts or whoever put him away makes Trump mad.
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Bacon_Pancakes
06/28/18 1:02:14 AM
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Good. Anyone, regardless of political affiliation, should get locked up for violence and/or destruction of property.

Fuck that guy, and fuck those fatties who wear masks and black all the time
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FaultyGourry
06/28/18 1:02:33 AM
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They better throw the fucking book at him.
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Fahren
06/28/18 1:04:41 AM
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CyricZ posted...
Oh I don't want the man dead.

I want him to live to a ripe old age knowing that what he did gave the left ammunition for years to come.

Yes please this I love paying more taxes.

Don't be stupid just kill him.
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hockeybub89
06/28/18 1:05:35 AM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
What happened to all those people defending him?

"He was afraid for his life when Antifa started attacking his car!"
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BillWardsPants
06/28/18 1:14:13 AM
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Fields acted in self defense.

pRmoCS9

Look at how beat up the side of his car is. He was getting attacked before he stepped on the gas.

Heyer died of a heart attack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t1X6eOOrAE" data-time="

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Webmaster4531
06/28/18 1:21:33 AM
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Goats posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
StucklnMyPants posted...
Phantom_Nook posted...
Trump pardon incoming?

Zero chance.

Sadly that's wrong.


I don't understand what's sad about Trump not pardoning this douche caterpie.

Goats read it again.

Stuck said there's zero chance at a pardon. I said sadly that's wrong meaning there's more than Zero.

I don't want him pardoned.
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berlyman101
06/28/18 1:24:39 AM
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yusiko
06/28/18 1:55:14 AM
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apparently the organizers told their followers that the dead girl was a **** (bad word for vagina) and had it coming
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Darmik
06/28/18 2:00:04 AM
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yusiko posted...
apparently the organizers told their followers that the dead girl was a **** (bad word for vagina) and had it coming


A tweet from the account of the far-right activist who organized the Charlottesville, Va., "Unite the Right" rally insulted the protester who was killed at the event, saying late Friday night that her death was "payback time."

"Heather Heyer was a fat, disgusting Communist," stated the tweet on an account belonging to Jason Kessler. "Communists have killed 94 million. Looks like it was payback time."

The tweet linked to a story on neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer that also insulted Heyer in crude terms and appeared to take glee in her death.

Kessler did not respond to messages seeking comment.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-charlottesville-organizer-20170818-story.html

Very fine people on both sides
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ledbowman
06/28/18 2:49:53 AM
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There's always that one dude who takes it too far
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Delirious_Beard
06/28/18 3:31:29 AM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Just a reminder that some lowly CEmen defended this guy


including noted shitposter gatorsPENSbucs, who apparently is such a better poster than myself and the rest of the jags fanbase on the NFLb that it sparked an embarrassing mini-meltdown from paintball

@PlsGodDontBanMe

thoughts?
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1NfamousACE_2
06/28/18 6:46:49 AM
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Delirious_Beard posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Just a reminder that some lowly CEmen defended this guy


including noted shitposter gatorsPENSbucs, who apparently is such a better poster than myself and the rest of the jags fanbase on the NFLb that it sparked an embarrassing mini-meltdown from paintball

@PlsGodDontBanMe

thoughts?


Lol
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Bio1590
06/28/18 7:38:23 AM
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Oh yeah I remember @gatorsPENSbucs going HAM on defending this guy
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Kitt
06/28/18 7:48:28 AM
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gatorsPENSbucs
06/28/18 8:41:30 AM
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Bio1590 posted...
Oh yeah I remember @gatorsPENSbucs going HAM on defending this guy

Lol, yah that never happened.
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Solar_Crimson
06/28/18 8:44:22 AM
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littlebro07 posted...
Fuck that guy and anyone who agrees with him.

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Hexenherz
06/28/18 8:46:27 AM
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Fahren posted...
CyricZ posted...
Oh I don't want the man dead.

I want him to live to a ripe old age knowing that what he did gave the left ammunition for years to come.

Yes please this I love paying more taxes.

Don't be stupid just kill him.

Death row cases are actually generally far more expensive than just making the person rot in prison.
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Darkman124
06/28/18 8:52:50 AM
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littlebro07 posted...
CyricZ posted...
Oh I don't want the man dead.

I want him to live to a ripe old age knowing that what he did gave the left ammunition for years to come.


Didn't think of that.

Yeah, let the fucker live.


this is unlikely

the most likely outcome for him will be getting raped to death by fellow prisoners who are tipped off as to who he is

womp womp
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Shuto-uke
06/28/18 9:05:13 AM
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the only downside to admiral currently waiting for his moderation history to clean up is that we can't see him squirm trying to avoid this topic while posting in others LOL
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RebelElite791
06/28/18 9:06:14 AM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Just a reminder that some lowly CEmen defended this guy

@Zikten
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PlsGodDontBanMe
06/28/18 10:00:36 AM
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@Delirious_Beard posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Just a reminder that some lowly CEmen defended this guy


including noted shitposter gatorsPENSbucs, who apparently is such a better poster than myself and the rest of the jags fanbase on the NFLb that it sparked an embarrassing mini-meltdown from paintball

@PlsGodDontBanMe

thoughts?


1) i never defended this piece of shit

2) i dont remember seeing gator ever defending this piece of shit

3) you guys have one fan worth a shit in edible. Everyone else aint worth a shit and i would take gator over them, even though gator can sometimes be an idiot

4) i dont seem to recall having a mini meltdown over anything. What im guessing happened is you did your usual passive aggressive one post insulting me, i snapped back, then you left like you always do.

Good try though.
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gatorsPENSbucs
06/28/18 12:39:44 PM
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PlsGodDontBanMe posted...
even though gator can sometimes be an idiot

I can dig that.

And yah, this board has no idea what the definition of defend is, so it's quite comical seeing people get all bent out of shape over literally nothing.

And yah, person attacks someone - someone answers back - attacker says OMG youre melting down and then vanishes. It's a ce staple.
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Dyinglegacy
06/28/18 1:01:28 PM
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The guy will either be hero amongst the other white supremists in prison, or killed by another inmate.
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