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By By Joe Heim The Washington Post An Ohio man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of activists in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 19, was denied bail Monday in his first court appearance. James Alex Fields Jr., 20, appeared via a video link from Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail and was held on multiple felonies in the incident that occurred during a white nationalist rally that saw clashes between protestors and counterprotestors. Prosecutors did not detail the evidence against the Maumee, Ohio, man who came to Virginia to attend the rally, according to his mother who spoke over the weekend. Fields is charged with one count of murder, three counts of malicious wounding and one count of hit-and-run. The Justice Department has also launched a civil rights investigation into the car ramming, and on Monday Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in television appearances that the violence in Charlottesville met the definition of domestic terrorism. Fields replied "no sir,"when asked in court whether he has any ties to the Charlottesville community. A former teacher of Fields has said that Fields espoused extremist ideals at least since high school.