Fourth man charged in Unite the Right beating enters Alford plea [Charlottesville]

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From The Daily Progress

Fourth man charged in Unite the Right beating enters Alford plea

By Tyler Hammel 3 hrs ago

A fourth man charged in the Aug. 12, 2017, beating of DeAndre Harris entered an Alford plea to a malicious wounding charge in Charlottesville Circuit Court on Friday.

In entering the plea, Tyler Watkins Davis, 50, of Florida, did not admit guilt but acknowledged that the prosecution had enough evidence to convict him. Davis disputed that he was acting with malice when he struck Harris in the Market Street Parking Garage.

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According to Nina-Alice Antony, Charlottesville assistant commonwealth’s attorney, Davis can be seen on video evidence striking Harris once in the head with a tire thumper. Antony said the area on Harris’ head where it appears the thumper struck is consistent with a head wound he sustained that required stitches.

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Davis’ attorney, Matthew L. Engle, said the day of the crime had been “intense” and “violent” due to the Unite the Right rally, which saw white supremacists flock to Virginia to ostensibly protest the proposed removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

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https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city/fourth-man-charged-in-unite-the-right-beating-pleads-guilty/article_798ea1c4-2bd5-11e9-9f09-572334fd62ed.html

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1. Yes, lock him up

and throw away the key.