The infamous crying Nazi also known as Christopher Cantwell hasn’t had the best luck finding an attorney. He faces three felony charges resulting from the racist terrorism he committed in Charlottesville, VA—one for each attorney who declined to take his case.
Cantwell is stuck with his fourth choice, which doesn’t sound like the best idea, the Daily Beast reports:
Cantwell's attorney is Elmer Woodard, who appeared in court wearing an early-1800s-style red waistcoat with gold buttons, bowtie, white muttonchop whiskers, black velcro shoes, and a a 1910s-style straw boater hat. Cantwell said Woodard was his fourth choice for legal counsel after three other lawyers declined to take his case. (Woodard previously attempted to defend a client accused of sexual assault by a 15-year-old girl by claiming that the man’s sleepwalking caused him to rape her.)
But wait, there’s more! He doesn’t just make unconventional outfit choices—he also appears to be pretty bad at his job.
Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Tracci asked Judge Sheryl Higgins to allow him to introduce as evidence videos of Cantwell making violent statements, including some of his closing words in the Vicedocumentary: “I think [Heather Heyer’s death] was more than justified... I think that a lot more people are gonna die before we’re done here, frankly.”
Woodard objected, claiming that videos of his own client speaking were hearsay evidence.
“How is it hearsay when it’s your client’s own words?" Higgins replied, overruling Woodard’s objection.
I have a feeling this case will be quite the spectacle.