Indictments Handed Down for Torch-Carrying White Nationalists in Charlottesville

A grand jury in Virginia has indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate during a gathering of white nationalists in Charlottesville in 2017. The indictments come almost six years after the largest gathering of white nationalists in a decade, which resulted in violent clashes with counter-protesters. The three individuals indicted are charged with a single count of burning an object with the intent of intimidating a person or group of people. The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison. The indictments were issued as part of an active and ongoing criminal investigation.