February 20 2021
Demetrus Batchelor claims officers broke his tailbone at a protest in June, harassed him in the following weeks.
A Portland man is suing the city, mayor and former police chief, accusing officers of fracturing his tailbone during a protest in June and harassing him in the months that followed with baseless traffic tickets, arrests and divulging information about his criminal past including compelling prostitution to fellow protesters.
The original incident happened early in the morning of June 4, after a racial justice demonstration in downtown Portland. The plaintiff, 34-year-old Demetrus Batchelor, had attended the protest and other demonstrations, attempting to act as a calming influence and to deescalate situations before they turned violent, according to the complaint filed Feb. 8 in federal court.
Like all of you, I am waiting for those answers.
In Oregon, the law requires an external body to investigate when police use deadly force. As such, the Washington County Major Crimes Team is leading this investigation. This is a group of seasoned investigators, who are all trained to investigate the most serious and complex types of criminal matters.
Although we have members on the team, they are specifically excluded from this investigation because of our direct involvement in it. This is standard practice, as is the fact that the investigators will not consult with or receive any permission from our department as they conduct their thorough review of the facts. Their task is to follow the facts, wherever they may lead, and record them accurately.
Protesters interfere in man s mental health crisis, police claim January 16 2021
Portland police claim the man s mom begged the two crowds to stop protesting, but they refused.
Specially-trained officers were trying to calm an armed man who was threatening to kill himself and hurt others when two crowds of protesters showed up Friday, Jan. 15.
Portland officers got the call about a man in crisis at 1 p.m. The man had reportedly jumped from a second-story window of an apartment building on Southwest Fourth Avenue, pulled out a knife and was waving it around at passing cars and people.
When officers arrived, the 30-year-old man pressed the knife to his neck and said he would kill himself if they came closer, according to police. An officer trained for such situations started talking to the man while others worked to clear the area to keep the situation calm.