'He Saved Me': The Quick-Thinking Fiancé Who is Being Hailed a Hero after Charlottesville Chaos

Billy Hallowell : Aug 14, 2017
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"He saved me then he was under the car. We hear a commotion from the top of the street. It happened so fast. I felt myself shoved out of the way. [Martin] had pushed me out of the way. It was so fast. All he could think was to push me." -Marissa Blair.

[Faithwire.com] As the country continues to process the horrific events that unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, when clashes broke out during a white supremacist rally and counter-protest, a man's heroic act of bravery is standing out. (Photo: Blair and Marcus/Facebook/via Daily Mail)

Marcus Marton, 26, reportedly pushed his fiancée, Marissa Blair, 27, out of the way when a car belonging to a man being identified by media as a white supremacist came barreling toward them. Marton, Blair and their friends were in Charlottesvilleon Saturday as part of the counter-protests, showing up to push back against white supremacists who were rallying throughout the city.

Blair said her group of friends were laughing, chanting and "having a good time"—until James Alex Fields Jr., allegedly drove his car into the crowd—and panic set in...

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