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Update: Judge Declines to Move Fields' Trial Out of Charlottesville Court
His attorneys would love to get a jury from rural Virginia.
From local TV NBC-29
Posted: Aug 30, 2018 10:58 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 30, 2018 4:56 PM EDT
Trial for the Ohio man accused of a deadly car attack in downtown Charlottesville will stay in the city, for now.
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Fields is facing one count of first-degree murder, as well as multiple charges of malicious wounding. He is accused of driving into a crowd of people in the area of 4th Street along the Downtown Mall last year, which resulted in the death of Heather Heyer and dozens being injured.
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Fields’ three-week trial is currently scheduled to get started on November 26, and could have one of the largest jury pools in Charlottesville’s history: A total of 360 potential jurors may be called in by the court.
Fields also faces dozens of federal charges for the same incident.
Full story and video report at: http://www.nbc29.com/story/38994625/james-alex-fields-jr-court-08-30-2018
Edit: Here is a link to a July story about the Federal charges
http://www.nbc29.com/story/38581390/james-alex-fields-court-07-05-2018