New arrests made in connection with violent Charlottesville rallies

Several people were taken into custody on Wednesday morning in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, officials told NBC News.

Brian McGinn, Public Affairs Specialist for the US Attorney 's Office of the Western District of Virginia, confirmed to NBC News that many individuals have been arrested.

The charges stem from the torch-bed on the University of Virginia campus on Aug. 11, 2017 and the Unite the Right rally Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017, where one person was killed, Ginn said.

The duties will be announced at 2 p.m. and press conference held by U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia T. Thomas Thomas Cullen and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Thomas Chadwick.

Heather Heyer, who was killed when James Alex Fields Jr. struck a crowd of protesters, according to a law enforcement source.

The Department of Justice Indicted Fields Jr., 21, of Maumee, Ohio, with 30 crimes, including one count of a hate resulting from the death of Heyer, and 28 other hate crimes involving an attempt to kill other people who have been injured.

In addition to the death of Heyer, 19 people were injured during the rally when Fields' drove through the crowd.

The marches last year were marked by violent clashes between the white nationalists, Ku Klux Klan members and neo-Nazis attending the Unite the Right rallies and counterprotests.

DeAndre Harris, protesting who was beaten by members of the Unite the Right rally, suffered a spinal injury, a broken up relationship that was held in the courts, was brought to court by Harold Crews. Harris was later found not guilty.

One of Harris' attackers, Jacob Scott Goodwin, was later found guilty of malicious wounding.

President Donald Trump added to the controversy after 48 hours to respond to the rallies, saying there was blame to be shared by "both sides" when he finally spoke on the issue.

Nobody wants to say it, but I will say it right now, "Trump said.

He said it was unfair to suggest that all the torch-wielding marchers at the rally were Nazis or white supremacists.

"I think there is blame on both sides. And I have no doubt about it, and you do not have any doubt about it, "Trump said.

This is a developing story. check back for updates.