James Alex Fields, Jr.

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James Alex Fields, Jr.

James Alex Fields, Jr. is a diagnosed schizophrenic[1] "had been prescribed an anti-psychotic medication"[2] who rammed his car into a crowd during the Unite the Right rally in August 2017, "injuring dozens" and resulting in the death of Heather Heyer.

James Alex Fields, Jr. "was sentenced to life in prison plus 419 years" in July, 2019.[3]

Unite The Right Rally

The Unite the Right rally was an infamous rally held on August 11–12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. During the rally, diagnosed schizophrenic[4] James Alex Fields, Jr. killed Heather Heyer when he rammed his vehicle into a crowd.

The speakers of the rally were largely pro-Russia, pro-socialist, white supremacist, anti-Christian, and antisemitic.[5]

Vice News Profile

From a profile at Vice News:[6]

"As early as middle school, James Alex Fields was already spewing racist and inappropriate comments.
The 20-year-old — charged with second-degree murder on Monday for ramming a car into a crowd of white supremacist counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia — even made his former classmates uncomfortable by praising Hitler.
One of Fields’ former middle school classmates told The New York Times that Fields would “scream obscenities, whether it be about Hitler or racial slurs” and “wasn’t afraid to make you feel unsafe.” She also described him as “an outcast.”

[...]

In 2011, Fields’ behavior turned violent. His disabled mother accused him of beating her and threatening her with a knife, according to The Associated Press, which cited records released from the Florence Kentucky Police Department.
In 2015, he tried to join the U.S. military before flunking out after just four months of basic training, the Army and records confirmed to VICE News. After his brief stint in the military, Fields worked for a security company called Securitas, according to CNN, where he made $650 every two weeks.

References

  1. ↑ James Alex Fields Jr., man accused of ramming car into Charlottesville protesters, previously accused of beating mother (accessed August 30, 2023)
  2. ↑ [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mother-charlottesville-attack-suspect-previously-accused-son-beating-threatening-her-n792651 Mother of Charlottesville Attack Suspect Previously Accused Son of Beating, Threatening Her (accessed August 30, 2023)]
  3. ↑ Man sentenced to 2nd life term in Charlottesville car attack (accessed August 30, 2023)
  4. ↑ James Alex Fields Jr. has Schizophrenia & Other Revelations (accessed August 30, 2023)
  5. ↑ #UniteTheRight: Anti-Christian, Anti-Capitalist, Pro-Russian Leftists (accessed August 30, 2023)
  6. ↑ How the Charlottesville suspect became radicalized (accessed August 30, 2023)
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