(CNN) An African-American man was acquitted Friday on charges he assaulted a white protester last August at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, authorities said. A judge acquitted DeAndre Harris on the misdemeanor assault charge during a hearing Friday, according to Charlottesville General District Court records. Harris was accused of hitting a man in the head with a flashlight moments before white protesters attacked him in a parking garage, CNN affiliate WVIR reported. Charlottesville police said Crews went to the local magistrate's office after the incident and asked for the warrant. One man drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and leaving 19 others injured.

Source: CNN March 17, 2018 20:15 UTC