Portland protest arrests through February 2021
Prosecutors received 294 demonstration-related cases over the past 10 months.
As protest-related vandalism continues in Portland, the Multnomah County District Attorney s Office said they re continuing to prosecute criminal cases that involved property destruction and physical violence over the past year.
Between May 28, 2020, and Feb. 26, 2021, the DA s office said they received 294 civil unrest demonstration-related cases that fall into four categories: arson burning, person crimes, property crimes, weapons crimes.
Those four categories account for only 28% of all the arrests, the DA s office said. Data shows the breakdown between charges filed and sent back to police for follow up:
• Arson burning: 54% charged, 7% sent back
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Yamhill DA to probe claims of bias in Joey Gibson prosecution March 10 2021
Lawyers for Patriot Prayer leader requested investigation after judge tossed out attempt to end a criminal case.
The Yamhill County District Attorney s Office will investigate allegations of bias and profiling in the prosecution of a local right-wing protest organizer.
After a federal judge ruled last month that the criminal case against Joey Gibson can proceed, lawyers for the Patriot Prayer leader and his associate filed complaints of selective prosecution against Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt. The Yamhill County District Attorney s Office has agreed to review your allegations of violation of MCDA Policy by members of this office, Multnomah DA s chief assistant, Jeffrey A. Howes, said in a March 8 email. Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry will oversee the investigation.