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Latest: The man accused of ramming his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been denied bail after the public defender's office said it could not represent him and the judge was forced to find a local attorney to fill in.

Update 6.17pm The man accused of ramming his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been denied bail after the public defender's office said it could not represent him and the judge was forced to find a local attorney to fill in.

James Alex Fields Jr, 20, appeared in court via video link dressed in a black-and-white striped uniform. He has been charged with offences including second-degree murder.