Charges Dismissed Against Dix in Torch-Intimidation Case

Charges against Jacob Joseph Dix, the Ohio man accused of using a flaming torch to intimidate counterprotesters during a 2017 gathering of white nationalists in Charlottesville, have been dismissed. The dismissal follows a mistrial declared last week after jurors deadlocked on whether to convict Dix under a Virginia law that criminalizes burning objects with the intent to intimidate.

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