Posted on Nov 27, 2018
As Trial Begins In Charlottesville Protest Death, Community Reflects
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Jury selection begins today in the trial of the man accused of ramming his car through a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. James Alex Fields, Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Heather Heyer, and faces additional charges of malicious wounding.
One of those wounded was Star Peterson. When the August 12, 2017 "Unite the Right" rally erupted in violence, Peterson was with a multi-racial group of counter-protesters marching downtown. She didn't see the gray Dodge Challenger coming from behind, accelerating down a hill on a narrow one-way street.
"I just heard three bumps," she recalls. "Two of them were his left tires going over my leg.
One of those wounded was Star Peterson. When the August 12, 2017 "Unite the Right" rally erupted in violence, Peterson was with a multi-racial group of counter-protesters marching downtown. She didn't see the gray Dodge Challenger coming from behind, accelerating down a hill on a narrow one-way street.
"I just heard three bumps," she recalls. "Two of them were his left tires going over my leg.
As Trial Begins In Charlottesville Protest Death, Community Reflects
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel one sad read and share, nobody deserved to die. Very disturbing my friend.
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Samantha S. Maj Marty Hogan SGT (Join to see) SGT Philip Roncari SPC Margaret Higgins SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth CW5 Jack CardwellCOL Mikel J. Burroughs CPL Dave Hoover SFC Shirley Whitfield LTC Stephen F. SSG William Jones Lt Col Charlie Brown PO1 Tony Holland TSgt Joe C. PV2 Mark Zehner SGT Mark Estes SFC (Join to see) Maj Robert Thornton
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Everything is in the hands of the jury, and the judge, hopefully the trial is a fair one.
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First-degree murder sounds like a stretch. A lot of people will be pissed if the prosecution overreaches and he gets off.
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