US Police Have Charged An African, American Man Who Was Beaten By 6 White Nationalists.
The 20 years old DeAndre Harris, who sustained a spinal injury and a head wound that required 10 stitches, turned himself in to Charlottesville Police on Thursday and was served a warrant charging him with unlawful wounding.
Harold Crews, a white man who identifies himself as a "Southern Nationalist" on Twitter, claimed that Harris injured him at a car park following the "Unite the Right" rally on August 12.
Unlawful wounding is a felony charge punishable by up to five years in prison and a $2,500 fine.
Police said Harris was taken before a magistrate and released on an unsecured bond.
The confrontation took place after a friend of Harris attempted to take a Confederate flag, widely considered a symbol of white supremacy, away from one of the marchers.
A video of the assault was shared and viewed widely in the days following the rally, which saw hundreds of white supremacists marching in Charlottesville to protest the city's plans to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee.
The statement added: "The magistrate requested that a detective respond and verify these facts. A Charlottesville Police Department detective did respond, verified the facts, and a warrant for unlawful wounding … was issued."
Regarding the statement's claim that police "verified" the facts, Fogel said he takes "that to mean that the police claim [Harris] committed the offence. Now it's up to the police department to show us the proof".
A national campaign to identify and charge the six men who attacked Harris was spearheaded by Shaun King, a writer and civil rights activist
The 20 years old DeAndre Harris, who sustained a spinal injury and a head wound that required 10 stitches, turned himself in to Charlottesville Police on Thursday and was served a warrant charging him with unlawful wounding.
Harold Crews, a white man who identifies himself as a "Southern Nationalist" on Twitter, claimed that Harris injured him at a car park following the "Unite the Right" rally on August 12.
Unlawful wounding is a felony charge punishable by up to five years in prison and a $2,500 fine.
Police said Harris was taken before a magistrate and released on an unsecured bond.
The confrontation took place after a friend of Harris attempted to take a Confederate flag, widely considered a symbol of white supremacy, away from one of the marchers.
A video of the assault was shared and viewed widely in the days following the rally, which saw hundreds of white supremacists marching in Charlottesville to protest the city's plans to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee.
The statement added: "The magistrate requested that a detective respond and verify these facts. A Charlottesville Police Department detective did respond, verified the facts, and a warrant for unlawful wounding … was issued."
Regarding the statement's claim that police "verified" the facts, Fogel said he takes "that to mean that the police claim [Harris] committed the offence. Now it's up to the police department to show us the proof".
A national campaign to identify and charge the six men who attacked Harris was spearheaded by Shaun King, a writer and civil rights activist
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