Virginia Man Who Drove Into Black Lives Matter Protesters Jailed for 6 Years

A man described as a leader in the KKK has been sentenced to six years in prison for driving his truck into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters
Virginia Man Who Drove Into Black Lives Matter Protesters Jailed for 6 Years
Harry Rogers in a booking photograph. Henrico Jail
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A Virginia man who a prosecutor described as a leader in the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for driving his truck into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in the state in June.

A Henrico County General District Court judge on Aug. 10 sentenced Harry H. Rogers, 36, to a year in jail for each of his six misdemeanor charges, including assault, destruction of property, and hit-and-run.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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