News Defendants in Charlottesville civil trial blame police for violence at 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Will Carless, USA TODAY Comments Off on Defendants in Charlottesville civil trial blame police for violence at 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally Opening statements were made in a lawsuit over the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, where Heather Heyer was murdered.