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Cantwell Enters Plea Deal on Charges of Assault and Battery
From NBC29-TV
This sure doesn't seem like much for A & B times 2. [edit: I forgot he spent more than 3 months in jail already, so my guess is that the sentencing includes time served.]
It continues ...
Cantwell Enters Plea Deal on Charges of Assault and Battery
Posted: Jul 20, 2018 2:50 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 20, 2018 4:13 PM EDT
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) -
A New Hampshire man charged in connection to a white nationalist march at the University of Virginia last year is entering a plea deal with the commonwealth.
Albemarle Circuit Court was expected Friday, July 20 to only take up a motion to revoke or modify bond for Christopher Charles Cantwell. However, the Radical Agenda radio host decided to entered a plea agreement to two counts of assault and battery.
Cantwell was facing two felony counts of illegal use of tear gas, which stemmed from clashes between white nationalists and those protesting them around the UVA Rotunda on August 11, 2017. Jason Eric Kessler had listed Cantwell as one of the speakers at his Unite the Right rally, which was to take place the next day at then-Emancipation Park.
Cantwell was scheduled for a five-day jury trial, which was to begin on August 13th. Per Friday's plea agreement, he is also now barred from Virginia for the next 5 years, is not is allowed to own any guns, and fined $250.
Editor's Note: This is a developing story, we are working to get more information and will bring you updates here on NBC29.com.
Posted: Jul 20, 2018 2:50 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 20, 2018 4:13 PM EDT
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) -
A New Hampshire man charged in connection to a white nationalist march at the University of Virginia last year is entering a plea deal with the commonwealth.
Albemarle Circuit Court was expected Friday, July 20 to only take up a motion to revoke or modify bond for Christopher Charles Cantwell. However, the Radical Agenda radio host decided to entered a plea agreement to two counts of assault and battery.
Cantwell was facing two felony counts of illegal use of tear gas, which stemmed from clashes between white nationalists and those protesting them around the UVA Rotunda on August 11, 2017. Jason Eric Kessler had listed Cantwell as one of the speakers at his Unite the Right rally, which was to take place the next day at then-Emancipation Park.
Cantwell was scheduled for a five-day jury trial, which was to begin on August 13th. Per Friday's plea agreement, he is also now barred from Virginia for the next 5 years, is not is allowed to own any guns, and fined $250.
Editor's Note: This is a developing story, we are working to get more information and will bring you updates here on NBC29.com.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/38694309/chris-cantwell-court-7-20-2018
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