Harry H Rogers, 36, who Virginia prosecutors say is the local leader of the Ku Klux Klan poses after he was charged with assault and battery, malicious wounding and felony vandalism in Barhamsville, Virginia. Reuters
Harry H Rogers, 36, who Virginia prosecutors say is the local leader of the Ku Klux Klan poses after he was charged with assault and battery, malicious wounding and felony vandalism in Barhamsville, Virginia. Reuters
Harry H Rogers, 36, who Virginia prosecutors say is the local leader of the Ku Klux Klan poses after he was charged with assault and battery, malicious wounding and felony vandalism in Barhamsville, Virginia. Reuters
Harry H Rogers, 36, who Virginia prosecutors say is the local leader of the Ku Klux Klan poses after he was charged with assault and battery, malicious wounding and felony vandalism in Barhamsville, V

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Ku Klux Klan leader charged for driving at US equality protesters

Harry H Rogers, 36, is accused of assault and battery, malicious wounding and felony vandalism in Virginia

Reuters

June 09, 2020

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Virginia prosecutors said on Monday a man facing charges for driving his vehicle into racial equality protesters is a local leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

Harry H Rogers, 36, was charged with assault and battery, malicious wounding and felony vandalism, the Henrico County police department said.

The department said Rogers on Sunday night drove through a crowd that had blocked a street near Richmond, Virginia, in protest against the death of George Floyd, a black man, in Minneapolis police custody. One person was struck by Mr Rogers' vehicle, but not seriously injured.

Henrico Commonwealth's attorney Shannon Taylor said on Monday that Mr Rogers "by his own admission and by a cursory glance at social media, is an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan and a propagandist for Confederate ideology".

The Richmond CBS TV affiliate WTVR broadcast archive footage it had of Mr Rogers from past years, wearing KKK robes and waving a Confederate flag.

Ms Taylor said prosecutors were investigating to see if hate crimes should be applied to the case.

It was not immediately known if Mr Rogers has an attorney.

Separately on Monday, a man was charged with assault for shooting a demonstrator in Seattle after he drove his car up to a march and was surrounded by protesters, according to King County jail records.

Nikolas Fernandez was captured by a bystander's video shooting a protester who had reached into his car. The protester was hit in the arm and treated at a hospital.

Mr Fernandez quickly exited his vehicle and brandished a gun, then dashed through the crowd and turned himself over to police who were monitoring the rally.

Mr Fernandez is being held on a $200,000 bond.

Mourners pass by the casket of George Floyd during a memorial for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, in Houston, Texas. EPA
Mourners pass by the casket of George Floyd during a memorial for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, in Houston, Texas. EPA
Mourners pass by the casket of George Floyd during a memorial for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, in Houston, Texas. EPA
Mourners pass by the casket of George Floyd during a memorial for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, in Houston, Texas. EPA
People wait in line to attend a memorial for George Floyd outside the Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas. Getty Image
People wait in line to attend a memorial for George Floyd outside the Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas. Getty Image
People pay their respects during a memorial for George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis police custody has sparked nationwide protests against racial inequality, in Houston, Texas. Reuters
People pay their respects during a memorial for George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis police custody has sparked nationwide protests against racial inequality, in Houston, Texas. Reuters
People queue at the Fountain of Praise church where services will be held for George Floyd. AFP
People queue at the Fountain of Praise church where services will be held for George Floyd. AFP
The casket of George Floyd is taken into the Fountain of Praise church in Houston where a public memorial was held on Monday. AFP
The casket of George Floyd is taken into the Fountain of Praise church in Houston where a public memorial was held on Monday. AFP
Houston Police officer H Harris passes by the casket of George Floyd during a memorial for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church. AP Photo
Houston Police officer H Harris passes by the casket of George Floyd during a memorial for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church. AP Photo
Mourners visit the casket during a public visitation for George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis police custody has sparked nationwide protests against racial inequality, at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas. Reuters
Mourners visit the casket during a public visitation for George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis police custody has sparked nationwide protests against racial inequality, at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas. Reuters
MATCH INFO

New Zealand 176-8 (20 ovs)

England 155 (19.5 ovs)

New Zealand win by 21 runs

RACE CARD

4pm Al Bastakiya – Listed (TB) $150,000 (Dirt) 1,900m

4.35pm Dubai City Of Gold – Group 2 (TB) $228,000 (Turf) 2,410m

5.10pm Mahab Al Shimaal – Group 3 (TB) $228,000 (D) 1,200m

5.45pm Burj Nahaar – Group 3 (TB) $228,000 (D) 1,600m

6.20pm Jebel Hatta – Group 1 (TB) $260,000 (T) 1,800m

6.55pm Al Maktoum Challenge Round-1 – Group 1 (TB) $390,000 (D) 2,000m

7.30pm Nad Al Sheba – Group 3 (TB) $228,000 (T) 1,200m

Dubai World Cup prize money

Group 1 (Purebred Arabian) 2000m Dubai Kahayla Classic - $750,000
Group 2 1,600m(Dirt) Godolphin Mile - $750,000
Group 2 3,200m (Turf) Dubai Gold Cup – $750,000
Group 1 1,200m (Turf) Al Quoz Sprint – $1,000,000
Group 2 1,900m(Dirt) UAE Derby – $750,000
Group 1 1,200m (Dirt) Dubai Golden Shaheen – $1,500,000
Group 1 1,800m (Turf) Dubai Turf –  $4,000,000
Group 1 2,410m (Turf) Dubai Sheema Classic – $5,000,000
Group 1 2,000m (Dirt) Dubai World Cup– $12,000,000

RESULTS

5pm: Handicap (TB) Dh100,000, 2,400m
Winner: Recordman, Richard Mullen (jockey), Satish Seemar (trainer)

5.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh 70,000, 2,200m​​​​​​​
Winner: AF Taraha, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Abu Dhabi Fillies Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000, 1,400m​​​​​​​
Winner: Dhafra, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel

6.30pm: Abu Dhabi Colts Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000, 1,400m​​​​​​​
Winner: Maqam, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel

7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000, 1,600m​​​​​​​
Winner: AF Momtaz, Fernando Jara, Musabah Al Muhairi

7.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000, 1,600m​​​​​​​
Winner: Optimizm, Patrick Cosgrave, Abdallah Al Hammadi

While you're here
UAE cricketers abroad

Sid Jhurani is not the first cricketer from the UAE to go to the UK to try his luck.

Rameez Shahzad Played alongside Ben Stokes and Liam Plunkett in Durham while he was studying there. He also played club cricket as an overseas professional, but his time in the UK stunted his UAE career. The batsman went a decade without playing for the national team.

Yodhin Punja The seam bowler was named in the UAE’s extended World Cup squad in 2015 despite being just 15 at the time. He made his senior UAE debut aged 16, and subsequently took up a scholarship at Claremont High School in the south of England.

On Women's Day
MATCH INFO

Liverpool 3

Sadio Man 28'

Andrew Robertson 34'

Diogo Jota 88'

Arsenal 1

Lacazette 25'

Man of the match

Sadio Mane (Liverpool)

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