Ex-Teacher: Charlottesville Attack Suspect Had Nazi Obsession, Mental Health Problems

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – AUGUST 12: In this handout provided by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio poses for a mugshot after he allegedly drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters killing one and injuring 35 on August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Fields faces charges of second-degree murder, malicious woundings and leaving the scene of an accident. The incident followed the shutdown of the ‘Unite the Right’ rally by police after white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the ‘alt-right’ and counter-protesters clashed near Emancipation Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed.

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The man from Ohio who drove his car into counter-protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia killing one woman had an “infatuation” with Adolf Hitler and Nazis.

The 20-year-old man was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly slammed his car into a group of people.

His former high school teacher he was very infatuated with the Nazis and Hitler when he was in school.

He also said the man wanted to go into military service but was rejected on mental health grounds.

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