Did you miss the part of the article where it says he pleaded guilty?
He pled guilty to so called “federal hate crimes”. His only attorney— a public defender (who wants to find work after this trial). This was a trade deal as positioned by the prosecutor (who is running for office— what party do you think?) so he would not get executed- and instead got life in prison. Under any other scenario— this kind of individual would be sentenced to vehicular manslaughter. The individual who had blunt force cardiac contusion was hit by a maroon van which had been hit by the toyota behind it. The car speed, as set in the Hunton& Williams consultants hired by the city and VSP... was clocked (by aviation) at 17mph. Into not one but two vehicles both with brakes on and in Park. In addition, the CVille police, and county sheriff’s unit, too an officer off 4th Street location and the barricade was removed (by antifa.. btw) and the two vehicles allowed down 4th street into another intersection where they parked. The officer was not replaced, and the watch commander did not know she had left her post to replace her. Therefore— culpability in the presence of ANY vehicle on 4th street, including this moron, falls heavily on the piss poor police presence. No cars, not his...., no mob attacking his vehicle— and no collision at any speed.
As to the coroner’s report, am requesting for professional review. The chemistry and post mortem needed for a COD as “contusion” is very specific. The individual had multiple concurrent health issues.
Hate crimes... thought crimes... stated wishful thinking thought crimes expressed on social media, as legal evidence- w/out regard to validating that the individual actually did the posting. Orwellian— the concept of a “thought crime” as evidence to support a more serious charge. Without the political element and the unfathomable concept of a “hate” crime (since murder would typically involve— mental anger/anger passion-resolution at the time of the crime or.. amoral dispassion during any murder or violence committed warranting a forensic psychiatric diagnosis- neither of which can be proven without a confession. Not yet anyway, or not without truth agents that are not allowed to be used).
Again, will be very interested to see the clinical report from the coroner. And just whom that coroner is (never forget the clinton arkancide coroners).
What if it had been an AntiFA who had rammed.. anyone? The overall Hunton & Williams report lays much of the blame for the altercation and violence on absolutely poor police actions— embarrassingly so(perhaps coordinated by the city and state/Gov. McAulliffe, however not the sheriff. AntiFA did not have a permit to be there, yet was known to be organizing to do so) by insure the parties would be in close proximity, having not planned at all for a large group of communist AntiFA. The full report is well worth a thorough read.
Troubled individual, seriously stupid guy, and now will join his compadres- and will need to, in prison.