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September 7, 2018

Jury Gives $1 Fine to Man Who Punched White Supremacist Jason Kessler
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In Charlottesville, Virginia, a jury has affirmed a misdemeanor assault
charge against anti-racist protester Jeffrey Winder, who was convicted
of punching Unite the Right organizer Jason Kessler in the head one day
after a white supremacist drove his car through a crowd of
counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. On Tuesday the
jury handed out its punishment to Winder: A one-dollar fine. That's far
short of the maximum possible sentence of a $2,500 fine and a year in
jail.


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