Black Man Beaten During Charlottesville Rally Charged With Felony
DeAndre Harris, 20, was beaten with a metal pipe and wooden boards by at least six men inside a parking garage on Aug. 12,
and efforts to identify his assailants became a rallying cry on social media in the days after the “Unite the Right” rally.
The warrant issued on Monday stems from a statement given by one of Mr. Harris’s unnamed
assailants, referred to in a police statement as “the victim,” to the authorities.
A Charlottesville Police Department detective did respond, verified the facts and a warrant for Unlawful Wounding (Va Code 18.2-51) was issued.”
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“The victim went to the Magistrate’s office, presented the facts of what occurred
and attempted to obtain the warrant,” the police in Charlottesville said in the statement.
