The man accused of murdering a woman by deliberately driving into her during protests against a far-right rally was photographed earlier in the day standing with the white supremacist, neo-Nazi group Vanguard America. Photographs from earlier that day appear to show Fields rallying with Vanguard America and carrying a shield bearing the group’s insignia. The mother of Fields told the Associated Press on Saturday night that she knew her son was attending a rally in Virginia but did not know it was a white supremacist rally. Donald Trump under fire after failing to denounce Virginia white supremacists Read moreLeader Irizarry claims the group started in California. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the group split from “alt right” group American Vanguard.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2017 15:06 UTC