Richard Spencer acted like gang boss, Charlottesville conspiracy trial hears

The white supremacist and 12 others sought to have charges of conspiring to commit racially motivated violence dismissed

The white nationalist Richard Spencer boasted “we own these streets” during a conspiracy to commit racially motivated violence last summer in Charlottesville, Virginia, a court has heard.

On 11 August, neo-Nazis and other white nationalist supporters marched through the University of Virginia campus with torches, chanting racist abuse. A day later, as attendees of a rally clashed with counter-protesters in town, a car was driven into the crowd, killing 32-year-old activist Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others.

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