James Fields Convicted of Murdering Heather Heyer at Charlottesville Rally

Jack Phillips
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James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted for murder and faces at least 20 years to life in the killing of a woman during a Charlottesville, Virginia white supremacist rally.

Fields, 21, was found guilty on all counts, including first-degree murder in connection to Heather Heyer’s death in August 2017, NBC News reported. He was also convicted of five counts of aggravated malicious wounding, three counts of malicious wounding, and one hit and run charge.

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