Man who drove into Charlottesville crowd convicted of first-degree murder
Faces up to life in prison
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – A man who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been convicted of first-degree murder. In delivering its verdict late Friday afternoon, the jury rejected arguments by lawyers for James Alex Fields Jr. that he acted in self-defense. Prosecutors said…
