“A man who prosecutors described as a Ku Klux Klan leader was sentenced this week to six years in prison after driving into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters outside Richmond, Va., in June. The man, Harry H. Rogers, 36, was convicted on Monday by a judge in Henrico County District Court of six misdemeanors, including assault, destruction of property and hit-and-run charges. He was handed the maximum penalty on each count” reports the New York Times.
“Mr. Rogers still faces three felony counts of attempted malicious wounding. The charges all stemmed from an episode on June 7. The Henrico County police were notified that witnesses at a protest north of Richmond had reported that a vehicle revved its engine and ‘drove through the protesters occupying the roadway.’ There were no life-threatening injuries reported, according to Lt. Matthew Pecka of the Henrico County Police Department. Shannon L. Taylor, the commonwealth’s attorney for Henrico County, said three people were injured. Ms. Taylor described Mr. Rogers in a statement as ‘an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan and a propagandist for Confederate ideology.'”