Man pleads guilty to punching woman at Charlottesville rally
Source: Associated Press
Updated 3:43 pm, Friday, November 3, 2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to punching a woman as she yelled anti-racist chants at white supremacists at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Thirty-seven-year-old Dennis Mothersbaugh of North Vernon, Indiana, pleaded guilty to assault and battery Friday in Charlottesville. He was sentenced to eight months in jail.
The Daily Progress reports that 21-year-old Jacob Smith of Louisa County, Virginia, also pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor assault and battery. He was charged with assaulting a reporter on Aug. 12 as she was covering the events following the car attack that killed Heather Heyer and injured of others.
Smith received a suspended sentence and was ordered to perform community service.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Man-pleads-guilty-to-punching-woman-at-12330371.php
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Dennis Mothersbaugh
(Jacob Smith of Louisa County, Virginia)
Lorenz told DailyMail.com that the shirtless man pictured far left above shouted 'Stop the
f**king recording!' and punched her in the face while she was reporting live
Reporter is punched in the face by counter-protester as she tries to film aftermath of Charlottesville car attack
By KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 19:10 EDT, 12 August 2017 | UPDATED: 18:59 EDT, 13 August 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4785564/Reporter-punched-face-Charlottesville-rally.html
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