| 1. James Alex Fields Jr.'s smoking habits are not known. |
| 2. James Alex Fields Jr.'s alcohol consumption is not known. |
| 3. James was raised by a single mother, as his father died in a drunk driving accident months before his birth. |
| 4. He lived with his mother until early 2017, when he moved to his own place in Maumee, Ohio. |
| 5. His mother is a paraplegic, experiencing paralysis in both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury. |
| 6. From his teenage years, James had a strong interest in Nazism and a liking for Adolf Hitler. |
| 7. His mother had dialed 911 twice when he physically assaulted her and threatened her with a knife. |
| 8. On August 12, 2017, James drove his silver Dodge Challenger into protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. |
| 9. The incident resulted in the death of a 32-year-old woman, Heather Heyer, and injuries to at least 19 other protesters. |
| 10. James was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding, failure to stop at an accident involving a death, and hit-and-run. |
| 11. James Alex Fields Jr. pleaded guilty to 29 federal hate crimes under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. |
| 12. On December 7, 2018, Fields was found guilty in a state court of first-degree murder, hit and run, and eight counts of malicious wounding. |
| 13. James Alex Fields Jr. was sentenced to life in prison plus 419 years for state charges and an additional life sentence for federal hate crimes. |
| 14. Fields was sentenced to life in prison in the Western District of Virginia for federal hate crimes related to the August 2017 car attack. |
