Trial Begins for Man Charged With Murder at Charlottesville Rally

Trial Begins for Man Charged With Murder at Charlottesville Rally
James Alex Fields Jr., (L) is seen attending the rally in Emancipation Park before being arrested by police in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. Reuters/Eze Amos/File Photo
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CHARLOTTESVILLE—Jury selection began Nov. 26 in the trial of the man accused of killing a woman by driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters after a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year.

James Fields Jr., a 21-year-old Ohio resident, faces 10 criminal counts in Virginia, including first-degree murder and malicious assault. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.