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12:03, 24-Aug-2017
White supremacist Christopher Cantwell surrenders to police
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Police in the United States have said that white supremacist Christopher Cantwell has turned himself in to police.
Cantwell pepper-sprayed a demonstrator, allegedly in self-defense, on the campus of the University of Virginia during violent clashes earlier in the month.
Campus police issued a statement late Wednesday saying that Cantwell had been taken into custody at the police department in Lynchburg, Virginia.
He was wanted on three felony charges: two counts of the illegal use of tear gas or other gases and one count of malicious bodily injury with a “caustic substance,” explosive or fire.
A brief statement from university police said Cantwell was being held at a regional prison pending transport to Charlottesville.
It wasn’t immediately known if Cantwell has a lawyer.
Contacted on Tuesday by The Associated Press, Cantwell acknowledged that he had pepper-sprayed a counter demonstrator during the August 11 protests.
He insisted he was defending himself, saying he did it “because my only other option was knocking out his teeth.”
He said he looked forward to his day in court.
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Source(s): AP