White supremacist faces 10 years in prison after conviction for beating black protester in Charlottesville

White supremacist rally in Knoxville
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On Tuesday, a jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, convicted white supremacist Jacob Scott Goodwin of malicious wounding for the brutal beating of a black counterprotester at last summer's "Unite the Right" white nationalist rally. The jurors recommended that Goodwin, 23, get handed 10 years in prison at his sentencing hearing on Aug. 23, with an option to suspend some of that time plus a $20,000 fine. Goodwin and four other white nationalists beat DeAndre Harris, 20, in a parking garage, leaving Harris with a spinal injury, broken arm, and serious head lacerations.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.