Bond denied for white nationalist after prosecutors appeal

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This undated photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows Richard Wilson Preston, who is charged with discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school during the Aug. 12, 2017, white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Preston waived his right to challenge extradition during a hearing in Baltimore County, Md, on Monday, Aug. 28.(Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP) A

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A judge has denied bond for white nationalist Christopher Cantwell, who faces felony charges in connection with a torchlit rally at the University of Virginia.

TV station WVIR reports the judge reversed a lower court’s decision Thursday that had set bond at $25,000. The judge ruled Cantwell is a flight risk and his hate speech makes him a threat to others.

Cantwell told The Associated Press he pepper-sprayed a counter-demonstrator in self-defence during an Aug. 11 protest, a day before the much larger white nationalist rally.

Also Thursday, Ku Klux Klan member Richard Wilson Preston Jr. of Baltimore, who is charged with firing a gun during the rally, made an initial court appearance. The station reports he appeared via video. Bond wasn’t set because he doesn’t have an attorney yet.

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Information from: WVIR-TV, http://www.nbc29.com/

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