Death Threats Target Michigan Man Who Once Owned Car In Charlottesville Attack

A Michigan man has been getting death threats after a man driving a car he once owned plowed into a group of people believed to be counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday. The Michigan man, who was not identified, has no known connection to the incident, the Michigan State Police said.

Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, was arrested in the fatal crash that killed one person and injured dozens of others. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Detroit Patch, and click here to find your local Michigan Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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White nationalists took to the streets of Charlottesville to protest the removal of removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee Saturday, but the deadly encounter began brewing the night before. Three people were killed in events related to the "Unite the Right" rally, including a counter-protester and two Virginia State Police troopers.

Michigan State Police tried to clear the Michigan man on Twitter.

Emily Leayman (Patch Staff) contributed to this report.
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