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Right-Wing Extremist Who Plowed His Car into Crowd Found Guilty of Murdering Heather Heyer

Adam Carlson,People Fri, Dec 7 6:18 PM CST  https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/wing-extremist-plowing-car-crowd-001818018.html

A 21-year-old right-wing extremist was found guilty Friday of murdering a protester at a chaotic Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, according to theCharlottesville Daily Progress, NBC News and the Washington Post.

Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately rammed his car into a group of counter-protestors at the rally. CNN reports that his attorneys argued he panicked amid the chaos, fearing for his safety a defense the jury rejected after less than a day of deliberations.

Prosecutors said Fields was deliberate and angry as he accelerated toward the group, smashing into pedestrians and a parked car and injuring dozens.

This is not the face of someone who is scared, Charlottesville Assistant Commonwealths Attorney Nina-Alice Antony said in court, according to the Post, referring to a close-up image of Fields before the crash.

This is the face of anger, of hatred, Antony said. Its the face of malice.

Fields whom his attorney reportedly conceded holds extreme right-wing views, and whom the Post described as an avowed supporter of neo-Nazi belief traveled from Ohio to attend the rally in Charlottesville, organized in support of preserving Confederate memorials.

The event drew open racists and anti-Semites, such as members of the Klu Klux Klan, among other radicals.

The two-day rally devolved into disarray and, eventually, deadly violence.

RELATED: Friend of Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer Recounts Horror of Attack: It Happened in a Second

In addition to first-degree murder, Fields was also convicted of various charges related to injuring those near Heyer with his car, the Progress reports: five counts of aggravated malicious wounding, three counts of malicious wounding and one count of hit-and-run.

As the two sides had differed over Fields intent last year, the defense and prosecutors sharply divided over their descriptions of his state of mind.

Fields, his attorneys contended, was remorseful for what he had done and did not mean to murder anyone.

Not so, said the prosecution. Three months before killing Heyer, he had shared a meme on Instagram showing someone slamming into a group of protestors with the caption You Have the Right to Protest, But Im Late for Work.

And when he passes that happy crowd in front of him on Fourth Street, said prosecutor Antony, those images pop into his head and he seizes on the opportunity to make his Instagram posts a reality.

RELATED VIDEO: Story Behind the Story: Charlottesville and the Death of Heather Heyer

Fields faces multiple life sentences in prison when he returns to court to learn his fate on Monday, the Daily Progress reports. He will be tried again on federal hate crime charges,according to the New York Times. (Neither his attorneys nor prosecutors could immediately be reached for comment by PEOPLE.)

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Since Heyers death, her mother, Susan Bro, has become outspoken on her behalf. She co-founded the Heather Heyer Foundation.

Before this, I was a government employee, so I kind of kept my opinions to myself a little bit, Bro told the Post in August. Heather and I were definitely on the same page a lot politically, and when we werent, we would talk it out. Now people want my opinion, so fine, I have things to say.

The foundation has definitely been a key part of [recovering from Heyers death], Bro told the paper.

She said it had brought her a purpose to do good things in her name.

However, Ive also insisted on staying in charge of the foundation because I dont want this message to spin out of control. There are people who tried to deify Heather and make her some kind of saint and like she was a leader. She wasnt, Bro continued. She wasnt a leader. She was a supporter and ally and an advocate. I just feel its up to me to make sure the truth is told and make sure it doesnt get out of control.

 

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Roast him.

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Buddy of mine just leased a Dodge Charger (similar to the Challenger).... Same exact color too!

He also recently purchased 800 rounds of ammo online for target practice...

Yet he wouldnt drive his new Charger Downtown Detroit on the 6th of this month to celebrate the end of the prohibition... Claims he had to work the next morning, yet it was only 6:00pm and he had texted me wanting to know if I wanted to hang out...

Oh, and yeah... Glad you are pleased with the result PowerStroker! You just posted a copy and past article, which seems to be the norm around here anymore... No thoughts on that article you would like to share with us?

That is what I thought...



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You seem upset about the verdict?

I'm satisfied with the verdict, though to say I was pleased about any part of this would be an incorrect way to describe my feelings.

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Thought this was the other thread...

The verdict is the verdict...

As someone with experience with a Jury, I can tell you that 2+2 does not always equal 4 in a Jury trial...

That said, Justice has been served and the ball is now in the Defendants court - which will have fencing and barbed wire surrounding him at all times, along with a big beautiful wall... Why do you imagine they need them walls in a jail PowerStroker? To keep people out, or to keep them in? Or both?



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If you had your way you'd build a wall all the way around America, tell me that isn't making our entire country a prison.

Tell you what though. I'll ask my congressman to approve the construction of it, just as soon as Mexico sends a check for it that clears.

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