An American neo-Nazi was found guilty of murder on Friday for killing a woman when ramming his car into counter-protesters at a 2017 white supremacist rally that made Charlottesville a byword for racial violence under President Donald Trump. In addition to first-degree murder, which carries a possible life sentence, James Alex Fields Jr, 21, was found guilty of five counts of aggravated malicious wounding, three of malicious wounding, and one hit-and-run count. It’s also been tearing open some old wounds.”Sentencing will begin from Monday, with jurors given the option to recommend between 20 years and life for the murder conviction. Jeanne “Star” Peterson told the court she used to be fast on her feet until her right leg was shattered by Fields’ car, and only recently learned to walk again unassisted. Among the witnesses they called was Dwayne Dixon, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor.

Source: Egypt Independent December 08, 2018 08:15 UTC