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U.S. NEWS Thursday 9 augusT 2018

Emergency declared ahead

of Charlottesville anniversary

By ALAN SUDERMAN intendent Gary Settle said from across the country to
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Vir- more than 700 state police the Virginia college town.
ginia Gov. Ralph Northam will be activated during the Chaos erupted before the
and the city of Charlot- weekend and "state police event even began, with
tesville on Wednesday de- is fully prepared to act" to participants and counter-
clared a state of emergen- prevent any incidents like protesters brawling in the
cy ahead of the one-year last year. Only one orga- street. Later, a woman was
anniversary of a violent nizer of last summer's rally in killed when a car drove into
white nationalist rally that Charlottesville seems intent a crowd protesting against n this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle
left one person dead and on publicly marking the an- the white nationalists, and drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white
dozens of others injured. niversary. Jason Kessler has dozens more were injured. nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Officials said the declara- vowed to press ahead with The man accused in that Associated Press
tion would streamline state plans for an Aug. 12 rally attack, James Alex Fields
and local operations this in Washington, D.C., after of Ohio, has been charged human life. Several city of- ville to commemorate last
weekend while also allo- Charlottesville denied him with first-degree murder. ficials left their jobs in the year's event and promote
cating $2 million in state a permit. Authorities faced Two state troopers who had months after the rally. The racial healing. The city is
funds. The declaration au- unrelenting criticism for been monitoring the event city attorney took a new planning to establish a "de-
thorizes the Virginia Nation- their handling of last year's also were killed when their job, the city manager's con- fined security area" down-
al Guard to assist in security rally and an independent helicopter crashed. tract was not renewed, a town where weapons will
efforts. review that found serious The independent review spokeswoman quit and the be banned.
Law enforcement officials police and government by former U.S. Attorney Tim police chief, who was 50 at Charlottesville Police Chief
said there will be a heavy failures in responding to Heaphy was sharply critical the time, retired after less RaShall Brackney said
police presence meant to violence at the "Unite the of both the city and state than two years on the job. the goal for that commu-
deter any violence. Right" rally. It drew hun- police, saying both "failed Several peaceful events nity is to have a peaceful
Virginia State Police Super- dreds of white nationalists to 'stand up' to protect are planned in Charlottes- weekend.q

Court upholds ex-Stanford swimmer's sex assault conviction

By PAUL ELIAS sexual abuse victims. judges didn't address it.
Associated Press Judge Aaron Persky reject- Turner could petition the
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An ed a prosecutor's demand California Supreme Court
appeals court on Wednes- for a lengthy prison term to consider his appeal. Turn-
day rejected a former Stan- and instead sentenced er's attorney Eric Multhaup
ford University swimmer's Turner to six months in jail. didn't return a phone call
bid for a new trial and up- He was released from jail in Wednesday.
held his sexual assault con- September 2016 after serv- Stanford law professor Mi-
viction. ing three months. chelle Dauber, who led the
The three-judge panel of In December 2017, Turner judge's recall campaign,
the 6th District Court of appealed the conviction, called on Turner to drop
Appeal in San Jose ruled arguing he didn't receive a any further appeals.
Wednesday that there was fair trial. "The appellate court has
"substantial evidence" that Judge Franklin Elia writing now rejected that idea and
Brock Turner received a fair for the unanimous panel I think everyone, including
trial. said there was "substantial Brock Turner, would be bet-
In 2016, a jury convicted evidence" to support the In this Sept. 2, 2016, file photo, Brock Turner leaves the Santa ter served by accepting
Turner of sexually assaulting conviction, including "sub- Clara County Main Jail in San Jose, Calif. the jury's verdict and mov-
an intoxicated and uncon- stantial evidence" to show Associated Press ing on," she said.
scious woman outside an Turner knew his victim was Turner lives outside Dayton,
on-campus fraternity party. unconscious when he as- nationwide outrage by June. Ohio, with his parents. He is
The Associated Press saulted her. those who felt it too lenient. The sentence was not part required to register as a sex
doesn't generally identify Persky's sentence sparked Voters recalled Persky in of the appeal and the offender for life.q