Joe Platania
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Joseph D. "Joe" Platania has served as the Charlottesville commonwealth's attorney since 2018. [1]
Biography
Prior to winning top prosecutor, Platania served under former Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman. He joined the office in 2003.[2]
Platania successfully prosecuted James Alex Fields Jr. in 2019 for the 2017 murder of Heather Heyer after the Unite the Right rally.[3]
Platania is the subject of a lawsuit by the manufacturers of the Queen of Virginia machines for banning them from the city. [4]
References
- ↑ Web. City constitutional officers cruise to victory, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises
- ↑ Web. Chapman passes prosecutorial torch to Platania, Lisa Provence, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, 5 Jan 2017
- ↑ Web. 'Today, we have reclaimed our streets': Fields found guilty of first-degree murder in Charlottesville car attack, Tyler Hammel, Ruth Serven Smith and Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney sued by 'skill machine' manufacturers, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises