Charlottesville man fined $1 after assault on white-nationalist organizer in 2017

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Charlottesville man fined $1 after assault on white-nationalist organizer in 2017

By Justin Wm. Moyer
September 5 at 5:17 PM

A man convicted of assaulting a white-nationalist organizer two days after a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville last year was fined $1 on Tuesday.

Jason Kessler, an organizer of the Unite the Right rally, fled a news conference on Aug. 13, 2017, after he was swarmed by an angry crowd, one day after 32-year-old counterprotester Heather Heyer was run down and killed by a vehicle allegedly driven by another white nationalist.

After Kessler fled, Jeffrey Winder of Charlottesville was charged with assault and battery, and prosecutors said he could be seen striking Kessler in a video. Winder was found guilty in Charlottesville General District Court in February, as the Daily Progress reported, and found guilty again Tuesday in Charlottesville Circuit Court after an appeal.

Though Winder could have received up to 12 months in jail and $2,500 in fines from a jury, he received a $1 fine.

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[hlthe2b]

1. the asssault and battery charged was misdemeanor A&B, not felony

so, he's not going to face any long term implications from the conviction, fortunately.

Good on the courts of Charlottesville

[Yonnie3]

2. $1 to punch him $5 to curse him.

From C-ville 6/29/18

Inciting words: Kessler gets a win and $5

In a civil suit against an angry activist, Unite the Right rally organizer Jason Kessler has won $5.

The man who planned the August 12 event where neo-Nazis and counterprotesters clashed in the streets, leaving three people dead by the end of the day, said his suit was intended to bring “decorum.”

He sued Donna Gasapo, who called him every name in the book outside of Charlottesville General District Court in March. In a string of about 30 insults, “murderer,” “racist,” “asshole” and “goddamn crybaby” made the list.
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http://www.c-ville.com/kessler-wins/#.W5BRT7hrzIU