Charlottesville Crash Suspect Faces 5 Additional Charges

Charlottesville Crash Suspect Faces 5 Additional Charges
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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James Alex Fields Jr., the suspect who allegedly drove his car into a group of people in Charlottesville, is facing additional charges, police said.

On Friday, Aug. 18, police said they charged Fields Jr. with five new felony charges, including malicious wounding and three counts of aggravated malicious wounding, CBS News reported.

The incident occurred amid a rally that drew white supremacists and other protesters.

In this handout provided by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio, poses for a mugshot after he allegedly drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters killing one and injuring 35 on Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via Getty Images)
In this handout provided by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio, poses for a mugshot after he allegedly drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters killing one and injuring 35 on Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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