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<h6><span style="color: #999999;"><em><strong>&#8216;James Fields Jr. confirms he intentionally drove his car into a crowd of protesters, because of their ethnically diverse mixture of race, religion and national origin in Charlottesville, in 2017&#8217;</strong></em></span></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">White supremacist who murdered woman when he deliberately drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville escapes the death penalty by copping to federal hate crime charges</span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">James Alex Fields Jr ; pled guilty to 29 of 30 federal charges, relating to the &#8216;Unite the Right&#8217; rally in 2017 ; ;</span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Striking a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to, drop murder charge, cease their pursuit of the death penalty against 21-year-old Fields</span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">He also admitted he &#8216;expressed and promoted&#8217; white supremacist ideology online and engaged in pro-Neo Nazi chanting at the Charlottesville rally</span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Fields additionally confirmed he intentionally drove his car into a crowd of protesters, because of their ethnic diversity</span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Fields was convicted in Dec 2018 of first-degree murder and other state charges for killing anti-racism activist Heather Heyer, 32 ;</span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Faces possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to 29 counts of hate related crimes &#8211; J</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;">urors in Fields’ state trial recommended a life sentence plus 419 years, although a judge still has to decide actual length</span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> ;Sentencing is scheduled for July 15</span></strong></h6>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">A self-proclaimed white supremacist and Hitler admirer who murdered a woman when he intentionally drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters in Virginia escaped the death penalty Wednesday by pleading guilty to hate crime charges.<br>James Alex Fields Jr admitted guilt to 29 of 30 federal charges, relating to the &#8216;Unite the Right&#8217; rally in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017.<br>Striking a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to cease their pursuit of the death penalty for the 21-year-old, dismissing the one charge that carried a possibility of capital punishment.<br><strong>Related article: <br></strong><a href="https://konniemoments.com/2018/07/06/james-alex-fields-jr-the-white-supremacist-who-mowed-down-counter-protesters-at-the-charlottesville-rally-and-killed-a-woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-30-federal-hate-crime-charges/"><img class="attachment-loop wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?resize=174%2C131&;ssl=1" sizes="(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?resize=174%2C131&;ssl=1 174w, https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?resize=300%2C225&;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?resize=70%2C53&;ssl=1 70w, https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?zoom=3&;resize=174%2C131&;ssl=1 522w" alt="" width="117" height="88" data-attachment-id="295774" data-permalink="https://konniemoments.com/2018/07/06/james-alex-fields-jr-the-white-supremacist-who-mowed-down-counter-protesters-at-the-charlottesville-rally-and-killed-a-woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-30-federal-hate-crime-charges/james-fields-7-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?fit=599%2C263&;ssl=1" data-orig-size="599,263" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{";aperture";:";0";,";credit";:";ak Mathew";,";camera";:";";,";caption";:";";,";created_timestamp";:";1530895272";,";copyright";:";";,";focal_length";:";0";,";iso";:";0";,";shutter_speed";:";0";,";title";:";";,";orientation";:";0";}" data-image-title="james-fields 7" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?fit=300%2C132&;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-fields-7.jpg?fit=599%2C263&;ssl=1" data-lazy-loaded="1"></a><a href="https://konniemoments.com/2018/07/06/james-alex-fields-jr-the-white-supremacist-who-mowed-down-counter-protesters-at-the-charlottesville-rally-and-killed-a-woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-30-federal-hate-crime-charges/">White supremacist, 21, who drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at the Charlottesville rally and killed a woman pleads not guilty to 30 federal hate crime charges</a> ;<a title="James Alex Fields Jr, the White supremacist, who mowed down counter-protesters at the Charlottesville rally and killed a woman pleads not guilty to 30 federal hate crime charges" href="https://konniemoments.com/2018/07/06/james-alex-fields-jr-the-white-supremacist-who-mowed-down-counter-protesters-at-the-charlottesville-rally-and-killed-a-woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-30-federal-hate-crime-charges/">[&#8230;]</a></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">An emotionless Fields sat with his hands folded in front of him for much of the hearing, virtually remaining silent, except for repeatedly responding &#8216;yes, sir,&#8217; when US District Judge Michael Urbanski asked him if he was pleading guilty knowingly and voluntarily.<br>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The &#8216;Unite the Right&#8217; rally drew hundreds of white nationalists to Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen Robert E Lee.<br>Hundreds more turned out to protest against the white nationalists.<br>Fields was convicted in December of first-degree murder and other state charges for killing anti-racism activist Heather Heyer, 32, and injuring dozens of others when he drove his car into counter-demonstrators gathered near the rally.<br>A jury found that Fields intentionally plowed his car into a crowd of people protesting against the white nationalists. <br><strong>Related article:</strong><br><a href="https://konniemoments.com/2017/08/13/charlottesville-crash-suspect-james-fields-brandished-shield-for-vanguard-america-hate-group-before-attack-that-killed-1-and-injured-19/"><img class="attachment-loop wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled alignleft" src="https://i1.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/james-fields-7.jpg?zoom=1.100000023841858&;resize=174%2C131&;ssl=1" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/james-fields-7.jpg?zoom=1.100000023841858&;resize=174%2C131&;ssl=1" alt="" width="131" height="99" data-attachment-id="234805" data-permalink="https://konniemoments.com/2017/08/13/charlottesville-crash-suspect-james-fields-brandished-shield-for-vanguard-america-hate-group-before-attack-that-killed-1-and-injured-19/james-fields-7/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/james-fields-7.jpg?fit=542%2C281&;ssl=1" data-orig-size="542,281" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{";aperture";:";0";,";credit";:";ak Mathew";,";camera";:";";,";caption";:";";,";created_timestamp";:";1502637181";,";copyright";:";";,";focal_length";:";0";,";iso";:";0";,";shutter_speed";:";0";,";title";:";";,";orientation";:";0";}" data-image-title="James Fields 7" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/james-fields-7.jpg?fit=300%2C156&;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/james-fields-7.jpg?fit=542%2C281&;ssl=1" data-lazy-loaded="1"></a><a href="https://konniemoments.com/2017/08/13/charlottesville-crash-suspect-james-fields-brandished-shield-for-vanguard-america-hate-group-before-attack-that-killed-1-and-injured-19/">James Fields Jr, ;Charlottesville crash suspect brandished shield for Vanguard America hate group before attack James Fields, 20, allegedly steered his beloved Dodge</a> ;<a title="Charlottesville crash suspect James Fields brandished shield for Vanguard America hate group before attack that killed one and injured 19" href="https://konniemoments.com/2017/08/13/charlottesville-crash-suspect-james-fields-brandished-shield-for-vanguard-america-hate-group-before-attack-that-killed-1-and-injured-19/">[&#8230;]</a></p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">President Trump sparked a national uproar when he blamed the violence at the rally on &#8216;both sides&#8217;, and insisted there were &#8216;fine people&#8217; protesting against the statue&#8217;s removal too.<br> <a href="http://ronmat96.fxexperts.hop.clickbank.net"><img src="https://www.wallstreet-forex.com/images/banners/wsfr_2_evolution_768x90_1.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto"></a><br>
Critics saw the president&#8217;s statement as a refusal to publicly condemn racism.<br>&#8216;I think there is blame on both sides,&#8217; Trump said to reporters in New York, shortly after the chaos ensued.<br>&#8216;What about the &#8216;alt-left&#8217; that came charging at, as you say, the &#8216;alt-right,&#8217; do they have any semblance of guilt?&#8221; Trump asked. &#8216;You had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. nobody wants to say it, but I will say it right now.&#8217;</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The car attack by Fields came after violent brawling between the two sides prompted police to disband the crowds.<br>During his state trial, prosecutors said Fields — who described himself on social media as an admirer of Adolf Hitler — drove his car directly into a crowd of counter-protesters because he was angry after witnessing earlier clashes between the two groups.<br>The jury rejected a claim by Fields’ lawyers that he acted in self-defense because he feared for his life after witnessing the earlier violence.<br>More than 30 people were hurt in the car attack. Some who received life-altering injuries described them in anguished detail during the state trial.<br>After Fields&#8217; admission of guilt, US Attorney Thomas Cullen said he hoped the moment will now help the victims move on with their lives.<br>&#8216;The defendant&#8217;s hate-inspired act of domestic terrorism not only devastated Heather Heyer&#8217;s wonderful family and the 28 peaceful protesters &#8230; but it also left an indelible mark on the city of Charlottesville, our state and our country,&#8217; he said on Tuesday.<br>In his plea hearing on March 27, Fields responded to the Judges&#8217; questions to confirm he has been treated for a series of mental illnesses since he was six.<br>He said he&#8217;s currently being medicated for bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and ADHD.<br>Jurors in Fields’ state trial recommended a life sentence plus 419 years, although a judge still has to decide on the punishment. Sentencing is scheduled for July 15.<br>When asked if he daughter&#8217;s death held significance, Heather&#8217;s mother, Susan Bro, told CBS News: &#8216;Sadly, it took a white girl dying before anyone paid attention to civil rights around here &#8230; Heather&#8217;s death is at least a catalyst for change.&#8217;<br>&#8216;I wish we would have woken up sooner,&#8217; she added.</p>
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White supremacist James Alex Fields, 21, avoids death penalty – After admitting murdering Heather Heyer by ‘intentionally’ ploughing his car into crowd of anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, pleads guilty ONLY to federal hate crime in plea deal
