The murder charge against James Fields, the man accused of driving his car into a crowd of "Unite the Right" rally protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, was just upgraded.
Fields was originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of protester Heather Heyer. That's been upped to first-degree murder. He's also facing one felony count of hit and run, and multiple counts of malicious wounding and aggravated malicious wounding. Dozens of people were injured in the incident.
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Fields attended the Unite The Right rally, which was scheduled to protest the removal of a Confederate statue. Acquaintances told The Washington Post he has a history of admiration for racist ideology and Nazi Germany.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Heyer's mother said right-wing extremists are still threatening violence against her family.
Fields' case, along with the cases of three others connected to the rally, will be presented to a grand jury on Monday.
