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May 4, 2018

Charlottesville, VA: White Nationalist Guilty of Beating Black Man
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In Charlottesville, Virginia, a jury has found 34-year-old Georgia
resident Alex Michael Ramos guilty of malicious wounding, over his role
in the parking lot beating of Deandre Harris, a 20-year-old African
American who was brutally assaulted by white supremacists at a far-right
protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, last August. Photos and video show
at least six white supremacists punching, kicking and beating Harris
with large metal poles. Ramos is the fourth person convicted for the
assault. He faced up to 20 years in prison, but a jury sentenced him to
a 6-year term with no fine. Even though he was badly beaten, Harris was
arrested on a felony charge of "unlawful wounding" after the assault. In
March, he was acquitted of charges.