Suspect in Fatal Charlottesville Car Attack Pleads Not Guilty James Alex Fields Jr. is accused of driving into a crowd at the 'Unite the Right' rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12. According to the indictment, he faces one count of a hate crime for the death of Heather Heyer, 32, who died after being hit by his car. The indictment also alleges that Fields engaged in chants promoting white supremacist and anti-Semitic views. Heyer’s mother, Susan Bro, was in the courtroom when Fields pleaded
not guilty. She expressed hope that justice would be served. Susan Bro