Man charged in Charlottesville beating arrested

Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

A man charged in connection with the beating of a black man in Charlottesville, Va., on the day of a white nationalist rally has been arrested, authorities in Georgia said.

Alex Michael Ramos, 33, turned himself in Monday to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Sgt. Lawson Bittick told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Ramos faces one count of malicious wounding in the attack on DeAndre Harris, which was captured in photos and video that went viral. The Aug. 12 attack by a group of men left him with a concussion, abrasions and contusions across his body, as well as a head laceration that required staples, a knee injury and a fractured wrist, according to his attorney.

Ramos will have an extradition hearing Tuesday, said Bittick, who didn’t know if Ramos has an attorney. In an interview with Atlanta TV station WGCL, Ramos said he’s not a white nationalist.

“I was there because, pretty much, I’m a conservative. ... There were some nonracist members who were going to a free-speech rally,” he said.