CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury has started its second day of deliberations on a sentencing recommendation for a man convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
Jurors spent just under two hours Monday considering a sentence for James Alex Fields Jr. They resumed deliberations Tuesday morning.
The 21-year-old Fields of Maumee, Ohio, faces up to life in prison after being convicted last week on first-degree murder and other charges.
On Monday, the jury heard emotional testimony from the mother of Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal and activist who was killed. Jurors also heard from several people who suffered severe injuries.
A psychologist testifying for the defense said Fields has a long history of mental health issues.