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Charlottesville Jury Recommends 419 Years Plus Life For Neo-Nazi Who Killed Protester

On Tuesday, jurors sentenced James Alex Fields Jr. to 419 years plus life and roughly half a million dollars in fines. A judge will hold a separate hearing on March 29. Eze Amos/AP hide caption

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Charlottesville Jury Recommends 419 Years Plus Life For Neo-Nazi Who Killed Protester

December 11, 2018 • After two days of deliberation, jurors said James Alex Fields Jr. should spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others at the Unite the Right rally last year.

Charlottesville Jury Recommends 419 Years Plus Life For Neo-Nazi Who Killed Protester

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Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman

James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year. Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail/AP hide caption

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Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman

December 7, 2018 • James Alex Fields rammed his car into counterprotestors in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring several other people. He was convicted of first degree murder and other charges.