MAN FINED $1 FOR PUNCHING WHITE NATIONALIST

A Virginia man convicted of punching the organizer of last summer’s white nationalist rally has been fined $1. Jeffrey Winder of Afton was found guilty of misdemeanour assault and battery for a second time during an appeal trial Tuesday, news outlets reported. Prosecutors said Winder could be seen on video punching Jason Kessler, who was mobbed after he called a news conference on Aug. 13, 2017, the day after the “Unite the Right” rally drew hundreds of white nationalists to Charlottesville. A woman protesting the white nationalists was killed and dozens more were injured when a car plowed into a crowd. Jurors could have sentenced Winder to up to 12 months of jail time and $2,500 in fines. They decided instead to give him a $1 fine with no jail time.