(AP) — A black man who was beaten at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been charged with an alleged assault during that confrontation, police said Monday.
DeAndre Harris, 20, was charged with unlawful wounding in the Aug. 12 rally that turned violent. Harris was seen bloodied in viral photos and a video after being attacked during the rally in August.
Harris’ attorney, S. Lee Merritt, said in a phone interview Monday night that Harris was left with a concussion, abrasions and contusions across his body, as well as a head laceration that required staples, a knee injury and a fractured wrist after the clash.
Lt. Stephen Upman says the alleged victim told the magistrate’s office, a judicial office in Virginia, what happened. The magistrate contacted police, Upman said, who verified facts and issued the warrant.
The police don’t have sufficient probable cause to charge Harris, his lawyer said.
Merritt said he is making arrangements with police for Harris to surrender.
Two men were charged with malicious wounding in September in the attack against Harris. Both are being held without bond.
Upman refused to identify the alleged victim or provide any other details about the alleged assault.
At the rally, Heather Heyer was killed when a car struck a crowd of counter protesters. A man has been charged with murder in Heyer’s death.
I found this a bit confusing without separating Harris from the “alleged victim”. Long story short, some white nutter named Harold Rey Crews is accusing Harris of injuring him (Crews) during the attack in which Harris was beaten to a pulp. So Crews and company got an arrest warrant issued for Harris, presumably for letting his face get in the way of Crews’ fist during the beating or something. Just to clarify, the black guy that got beaten nearly to death is getting arrested for presumably not having the good manners to just go and die already. Sometime I really hate this country.
Ku Klux Keebler SecSessions.must have wet dreams over this approach…
Thank you for clarifying that for me. I read this article 3 x’s and couldn’t wrap my head around why this man, who was African American, and beaten to a bloody pulp by white supremacists was being charged. For the life of me, I tried to make sense of how it was that the victim was also the assailant, because of the way it was written…and yet the article didn’t come out an actually say that. Each time I read it, I looked at the photo and it only got more confusing. AP definitely left out the relevant information you provided.