The man who is accused of ramming his car into a crowd of protesters Saturday during a Virginia white supremacist rally had flunked the U.S. Army’s basic training program two years prior, the Army said.
James Fields, 20, of Ohio, didn’t enter a plea on Monday during an appearance in his jail cell before a Virginia judge. He was denied bail. Fields was charged with second-degree murder for killing Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal, while injuring scores more.
In this handout provided by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio poses for a mugshot after he allegedly drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters killing one and injuring 35 on Aug. 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via Getty Images
