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The 20-year-old man was taken into custody following the deadly crash on Saturday afternoon. The suspect has been charged with one count of second degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and one count of failure to prevent a hit-and-run incident.<\/p>\n Although police have not disclosed any details concerning the prime suspect\u2019s identity, media reported that he was the owner of the grey Dodge Challenger, a vehicle that was filmed by the witnesses speeding up and plowing into the crowd of anti-fascist protesters who flocked to downtown Charlottesville on Saturday to oppose a large far-right rally there.<\/p>\n Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail Superintendent Martin Kumer told<\/a> the media that the man was refused bail and is due to appear before Charlottesville General District Court on Monday.<\/p>\n Fields is said to be a resident of Maumee, a suburb with 14,000 inhabitants in Lucas County, Ohio, some 10 miles southwest of Toledo.<\/p>\n A car certificate leaked<\/a> to the media shows that James Alex Fields, Jr. has been owner of the vehicle since March 2016.<\/p>\n An image allegedly taken from the suspect’s Facebook account, since deleted, has circulated on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n There have also been unconfirmed reports<\/a> in the media that Fields was a US Army serviceman for a brief period in 2015.<\/p>\n
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