The trial for the man charged with mowing down several people during the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia protests will remain in Charlottesville, a judge said Thursday.
According to The Daily Progress, Judge Richard Moore heard the motion to change the venue for the trial of James Alex Fields Jr. on Thursday, but said he believes a jury that is impartial can still be put together despite the high-profile nature of the event.
"You'd have to be isolated to not have been affected by last year's events," Moore said. "But not everyone is affected in the same way."
Fields is accused of driving into a crowd of people in Charlottesville, killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer, and injured dozens of others. If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for life. He also faces 30 federal hate crime charges, for which he could be sentenced to death.
The trial is scheduled to start Nov. 26.
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