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Kessler indicted on felony perjury charge - Updated to add second link
Daily Progress 10/3/17
The organizer of the deadly Aug. 12 white nationalist rally at Emancipation Park has been indicted on a felony perjury charge related to a January incident that landed him a misdemeanor assault conviction.
Court documents show that a grand jury in Albemarle County issued an indictment on Monday for Jason Kessler, the blogger known first for his failed attempt to oust Charlottesville City Councilor Wes Bellamy and later for organizing the Unite the Right rally that resulted in one death and dozens of injuries.
As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, a capias was issued for Kessler’s arrest. Police had not confirmed by press time whether Kessler had been arrested. Calls to Kessler’s phone went directly to voicemail.
The perjury charge lists Jan. 23 as its offense date, the same day Kessler made a statement to a county magistrate alleging that he had been assaulted by James Justin Taylor, a Charlottesville man, while petitioning on the Downtown Mall for Bellamy’s ouster.
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Court documents show that a grand jury in Albemarle County issued an indictment on Monday for Jason Kessler, the blogger known first for his failed attempt to oust Charlottesville City Councilor Wes Bellamy and later for organizing the Unite the Right rally that resulted in one death and dozens of injuries.
As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, a capias was issued for Kessler’s arrest. Police had not confirmed by press time whether Kessler had been arrested. Calls to Kessler’s phone went directly to voicemail.
The perjury charge lists Jan. 23 as its offense date, the same day Kessler made a statement to a county magistrate alleging that he had been assaulted by James Justin Taylor, a Charlottesville man, while petitioning on the Downtown Mall for Bellamy’s ouster.
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http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/crime/kessler-indicted-on-felony-perjury-charge/article_4289709a-a874-11e7-aa10-c7ffa0219438.html
Edit to add:
The Daily Progress has a paywall. A similar story is on the NBC29 TV website and includes an image of Kessler's complaint.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/36511880/jason-kessler-10-03-2017