“On May 1, 2019, Portland had a heck of a day,” said Multnomah County deputy district attorney Brad Kalbaugh Monday morning, kicking off opening arguments in the long-awaited trial against three members of the right-wing activist group Patriot Prayer. The case centers on a street brawl that took place the afternoon of May 1, 2019, outside the now-shuttered bar Cider Riot in Northeast Portland. The clash began after members of Patriot Prayer, led by founder.
A Multnomah County judge has acquitted two members of Patriot Prayer, the right-wing activist group based in Vancouver, WA, of federal riot charges linked to a May 1, 2019 street brawl. Judge Benjamin Souede determined that both Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson and ally Russell Shultz are not guilty of engaging in a riot during the incident, which occurred outside the now-shuttered Cider Riot bar on NE 8th and Couch. The clash began when Gibson.
Joey Gibson, Russell Schultz and Mackenzie Lewis were charged with riot for allegedly instigating a 2019 brawl. The charges against Lewis were not dropped.
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