AdvertisementFederal Hate Crime Charges For Driver At Charlottesville White Nationalist RallyJune 27, 2018Amy HeldfacebookEmailJames Alex Fields Jr. stands on the sidewalk ahead of a rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. Later that day he is accused on ramming his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing Heather Heyer. On Wednesday he was charged with federal hate crimes. (AP)