GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID
ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2020, file photo, pro-Trump and anti-mask demonstrators hold a rally outside the Oregon State Capitol as legislators meet for an emergency session in Salem, Ore. Prosecutors leveled two criminal charges Friday, April 30, 2021, against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol that day. Rep. Mike Nearman was charged with official misconduct in the first degree and criminal trespass in the second degree.Andrew Selsky/AP
SALEM, Ore. (AP) A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19.
Two Oregon GOP lawmakers absent due to COVID-19 exposure, diagnosis
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A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19, while another anti-mask Republican has been in quarantine for two weeks due to COVID-19 exposure.
Rep. Mike Nearman, from near Independence, told a conservative talk radio host this week that he is recovering from coronavirus, though he did not say when or how he was exposed. I have a really bad case of COVID and I’m kind of on the mend a little bit,” Nearman said.
Salem Statesman Journal
A man living at a Salem park faces arson and criminal mischief charges after allegedly firing a flare gun that ignited a storage facility near the Salem Municipal Airport Monday resulting in about $3 million in damages.
Salem and Marion County Fire District #1 firefighters responded to a report of a large fire around 6 p.m. at the Airport Self Storage, 2142 Turner Road SE. Aumsville firefighters were also initially dispatched but later recalled.
Authorities said the four-alarm fire burned for several hours and destroyed an estimated 25 storage units.
There were no injuries reported, though approximately 189 individual storage renters lost belongings in the fire, according to a probable cause statement.
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Oregon lawmaker who let far-right demonstrators into Capitol charged with criminal misconduct
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An Oregon lawmaker who let violent far-right demonstrators into the state Capitol during a Dec. 21 special session was criminally charged on Friday with first-degree official misconduct and second-degree criminal trespass.
Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, was caught on security videos opening a door and allowing demonstrators to enter the building. He had been under investigation since at least January for enabling the breach.
Nearman is scheduled to appear in court to face the charges on May 11. His attorney, Jason Short, could not immediately be reached for comment.