PORTLAND, OR– On Tuesday, a Portland man was
charged with assaulting a U.S. Marshals Officer with a baseball bat
during a riot at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse back on July
27th.
More ‘peaceful’
demonstrators:“Dakotah Ray Horton was filmed seemingly beating a law
enforcement officer from behind w/a bat. During the arrest, a
loaded gun was found on him.” https://t.co/aJOd47yFkT— Robert Dolezal (@RobertDolezal)
August 20, 2020
According to a
news release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), the suspect, Dakotah Ray Hortin, 24, has been charged by
criminal complaint with one count of assaulting a federal
officer.
In the early morning hours of July 27th, rioters attempted to
destroy a security fence that was set up in front of the federal
courthouse with power tools.
As rioters continued to try and take down the fence, many of
them began attacking law enforcement officers by throwing harmful
objects, such as glass bottles and explosive devices at them.
Allegedly, rioters ignored the many repeated orders that were
given to them, telling them to disperse and leave the area.
Deputies moved forward in a line in an attempt to disperse the
large, violent crowd. One of the rioters began assaulting an
officer and as another officer knelt down to assist in arresting
the individual, Horton approached him from behind and struck the
deputy in the upper back, neck, and shoulder with a wooden baseball
bat.
Dakota Horton was arrested
today by the Feds for hitting a Federal Agent on 07/27 in the back
with the baseball bat he is carrying in the video. https://t.co/F2lKWLpYX2
#portlandprotests
#andyngo
#antifa
#seattleprotests
#jorgeventuramedia
#riots pic.twitter.com/DNtgmYAUmr— Ray Shay 10-97 (@RayShay1097)
August 20, 2020
The injured deputy as well as other individuals saw Horton
pointing the bat at him. The assault was captured on video and
shared on social media. The officer suffered non-life threatening
injuries.
In an effort to identify Horton, the U.S. Marshals Service
distributed a bulletin law enforcement agencies across Portland
seeking their assistance.
Dakotah Ray Horton, 24, from
Portland “has been charged by criminal complaint with one count
of assaulting a federal officer,†according to federal
prosecutors. Horton allegedly “approached from behind and struck
the deputy in the upper back, neck, and shoulder with a wooden
pic.twitter.com/mj6YX4rmc5— Darias News (@CaesarDarias)
August 19, 2020
The bulletin included a full body image of Horton as well as
many close-up photos of his face that were collected from videos
posted online. Within two weeks, Horton was spotted in the Rock
Creek area of Washington County.
Horton was arrested without incident. During his arrest,
deputies found a loaded firearm concealed in his waistband.
According to reports, Horton made his initial appearance in
federal court on August 18th and he is now being held at the
Multnomah County Detention Center pending further court
proceedings.
If convicted, Horton could see up to 20 years in federal prison
for assaulting a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous
weapon.
U.S. Attorney Billy J.
Williams announced that a Portland man has been charged with
assaulting a U.S. Marshals Service deputy with a baseball bat
during a riot at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown
Portland on July 27, 2020: https://t.co/Lxf4o8Pd9d— U.S. Marshals (@USMarshalsHQ)
August 20, 2020
Oregon Live
reported that Assistant U.S. Attorney Leah Bolstad said that
the firearm was loaded with a round in the chamber and that Horton
does not have a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Assistant federal public defender Gerald Needham argued back
that the gun was purchased lawfully and not used in any crime.
He also made the argument that Horton has held jobs at fast-food
restaurants, such as Applebee’s and McDondald’s, is a Portland
native, and currently lives with his grandmother. U.S. Magistrate
Judge John Jelderks seemed to not be moved by Needham’s claims,
as he ordered Horton to remain in custody, citing his “incredibly
poor and violent judgment†and his access to a firearm.
U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams said in a statement:
“Assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon
is a serious violent crime. I applaud the tenacity of the deputy
U.S. Marshals who, for multiple weeks, worked tirelessly to
identify this defendant.â€
In echoing Williams, Acting Special Agent in charge, Eben
Roberts said:
“This case is a shining example how law enforcement
successfully works together to pursue violent opportunists that
assault federal law enforcement personnel as they are serving their
community, in this case, literally protecting the institution of
American Justice.â€
He added:
“HSI stands ready to assist in these types of
investigations to ensure law enforcement can safely and effectively
perform its congressional mandate.â€
Check out another article below from Law Enforcement Today about
the violent protests in Portland:
PORTLAND, OR –For weeks, Democratic leaders
in Portland told the world that the only reason there were protests
and riots in their city were because of the federal police presence
in the city.
It was hard to imagine that anyone would believe that as the
riots occurred nightly before the federal police were
dispatched.
However, now the nightly attacks are specifically on the
Portland Police Department and the officers. Who or what could the
democratic leaders possibly blame the continued riots on now?
On August 10th, a
crowd began to form around 8pm at Alberta Park on Northeast
Killingsworth St.
This crowd began to move around 9:45pm on their path toward the
north Portland Police Precinct at 449 NE Emerson St. As the mob
moved toward the precinct, they blocked the roadways with the
people in front carrying shields.
New DA for Multnomah County
(which includes Portland), @DAMikeSchmidt,
announced at a presser today his office will not prosecute felony
riot, escape, harassment, interfering w/an officer, criminal
trespass & more. Charges of assault of officer will be subject
to “high scrutiny.”— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo)
August 12, 2020
Of course, the Portland Police were worried about the mob’s
direction as they had recently attempted to burn the building down
while it was occupied.
In an attempt to prevent any other arson attempts, Portland
Police and Oregon State Troopers formed a perimeter around the
building.
The mob then began to
descend on the Police Precinct and faced off a line of police
officers standing guard to protect the area. Officers gave
repeated warnings to the crowd and on twitter that “criminal
activities including, but not limited to, vandalism, unlawful entry
to the building, or fire starting,†would not be tolerated.
They further warned:
“Failure to adhere to this order may subject you to
arrest, citation, and/or the use of crowd control agents including
tear gas and/or impact weapons.â€
To those near North Precinct:
Do not participate in criminal activities including, but not
limited to, vandalism, unlawful entry to the building, or fire
starting. pic.twitter.com/Jhs5hiFNcN— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice)
August 11, 2020
The criminals, as usual, ignored all orders and warnings to the
crowd not to participate in criminal activities. Instead, they
began shinning lasers and strobing lights into the eyes of the
police.
The rioters then using several different objects ranging from
golf balls to potatoes. As a result of the criminal activity, the
Portland Police Department declared a riot and began giving orders
to the crowd to disperse.
The officers then moved into the crowd of criminals who refused
to leave after ample warnings were given. Some of the crowd fought
with officers trying to move them from the area, one of which was
arrested.
While that subject was being
processed, he “kicked on Oregon State Trooper and two
Portland detectives. Thankfully, it does not appear the law
enforcement officers were injured.
Other attacks included a ball bearing which somehow struck a
police officer.
The shield on the officer’s helmet protected him from injury.
Another officer had a hyperextended elbow as a result of a physical
confrontation with one of the criminals in the crowd.
Thankfully the officer received medical treatment and was later
released from the hospital.
Most of the crowd was dispersed from the North precinct,
however, some of the criminals came back around 2am. These thugs
began attacking the officers by throwing objects at them and
refusing to leave. Officers were able to take some of these
rioters into custody.
Protests and riots like these have been a nightly occurrence in
Portland since the death of George
Floyd in May.
Criminals who march, destroy property, and attack officers in
what started as citizens voicing their concerns over the death of
Floyd in police custody, however, it has morphed into shear and
complete attacks on the American system and way of life.
People who are emboldened due to lack of consequences for their
actions show up each night ready to fight. They know that the
Portland City Council will cave to most if not all of their
demands, and now they know that the Multnomah County District
Attorney most likely will not prosecute them if they are
arrested.
Recently, District Attorney Mike Schmidt
announced that his office will be dropping hundreds of criminal
chargers against those he deems were protesters that had been
arrested.
People who were arrested for interfering with the police,
criminal trespass, escape, disorderly conduct, or harassment no
longer need to fear prosecution.
Schmidt said that the only people that may continue to be
prosecuted are those who damaged property or used force.
“What we’re doing is recognizing that the right to speak and
have your voice heard is extremely important,†he said at his
first news conference. Whether this move will further embolden the
criminals or not remains to be seen.
New DA for Multnomah County
(which includes Portland), @DAMikeSchmidt,
announced at a presser today his office will not prosecute felony
riot, escape, harassment, interfering w/an officer, criminal
trespass & more. Charges of assault of officer will be subject
to “high scrutiny.”— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo)
August 12, 2020
Regarding the events of the 10th, police announced they arrested
nine people in total. Charges for the group ranged from assault on
a public safety official to reckless driving. Based upon those
charges, those who were arrested will have their charges dropped
according to Schmidt.
Here’s the full story on the DA showing support for
Antifa:
PORTLAND, OR – After going on around
70-some-odd days of violent protests and riots in Portland,
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt decided the best
move to do was to
actually stop prosecuting certain crimes committed during these
riots.
BREAKING: Multnomah Co. DA
announces his office will decline to prosecute certain
protest-related charges https://t.co/fGqn0Cad1s pic.twitter.com/tWwUpRTGZ3— Fox12Oregon (@fox12oregon)
August 11, 2020
In a new policy announced on August 11th, DA Schmidt stated that
in order to “promote a safe community†and “reduce the
negative and lasting impacts†of an arrest record – people
doing illegal things during the riots need to stop getting
prosecuted.
According to the DA, the rationale for changing what does and
does not get prosecuted is the following:
“If we leverage the full force of the criminal justice
system on individuals who are peacefully protesting and demanding
to be heard, we will cause irreparable harm to them individually
and to our society.
“The prosecution of people exercising their rights to
free speech and assembly in a non-violent manner takes away from
the limited resources that we have to prosecute serious crimes and
to assist crime victims.â€
Well, lets examine what these “non-violent†charges would be
that would no longer get prosecuted:
- Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation
officer - Second-degree disorderly conduct
- First and second-degree criminal trespass
- Third-degree escape
- Harassment
- Riot (Unless accompanied by a charge outside of this list)
Oh, and in the event someone during a riot gets charged with
resisting arrest, the DA’s office said they’ll take into
consideration the “chaos of a protesting environment†when
deciding whether to prosecute or not.
Now, let’s look at this first charge that DA Schmidt will no
longer prosecute, that being interfering with a police officer as
defined by
Oregon state law. This means that someone can prevent police
from fulfilling their lawful duties and not get into any
trouble…like maybe creating a barricade not allowing officers to
arrest a criminal.
District Attorney Mike Schmidt
is refusing to uphold the law. He’s refusing to prosecute criminal
activity.Citizens have rights, too. Since when has trespassing, rioting,
damage to property, and assault been considered acts of “free
speech”? https://t.co/CPVn7wLNgR— ModSquad (@Designsage)
August 11, 2020
Not only that, but this now creates a free pass for people to
willingly disobey lawfully given orders. Because that also falls
under ORS 162.247.
As for second-degree disorderly
conduct, now people won’t get in legal trouble for blocking
traffic, yelling “fire†in an apartment building, engages in
“fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior,â€
and many other forms of disorderly conduct.
And really? Criminal trespass in the first and second degree are now
freebies too? That means when someone is lawfully told to leave a
premises that they don’t own (say for instance, protesters invade
your yard), no legal consequences will arise if they refuse to
leave your property.
Harassment
has to be one of the more absurd ones not going to be prosecuted
either – because that means someone can subject “such other
person to offensive physical contact,†or be allowed to berate
someone in public and follow them around while doing so.
Rioting, which
is a felony, will only get prosecuted if the alleged offender
did something else illegal that wasn’t any of the aforementioned.
Rioting is illegal for a reason, just like third-degree escape
from police custody.
People have no been given the proverbial “okay†to riot in
Portland and then escape from police custody and not get
prosecuted.
But the madness doesn’t stop there.
So long as a rioter “only†commits a crime, whether felony
or misdemeanor, during a protest that causes financial loss…they
can have their cases dismissed if they pay restitution or abide by
other outlines delineated by the DA’s office.
Here are the charges where people can have their criminal cases
magically vanish if they abide by the court’s requests:
- Second and third-degree criminal mischief – when the value is
under $1,000 - First, second and third-degree theft – when the value is
under $1,000 or when the theft is committed during a riot - Second-degree burglary if combined with any criminal mischief
or theft allegation
While the police department and the DA’s office said they
won’t tolerate any violence toward police officers or other
people in the community, they’re practically turning a blind eye
to the menacing crowds that are terrorizing residents in
Portland.
Pure, unadulterated madness.
It’s like he’s taking a page from the playbook of the San
Francisco DA.
In case you missed it… here’s that report from March:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA- San Francisco District
Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was raised by Weather Underground
terrorists, is not endearing himself to members of the San
Francisco Police Department.
Mere weeks after “suspending†prosecution for a man who was
shot after assaulting a SFPD officer with a deadly weapon, Boudin
has taken his politically correct BS to a whole other level.
On Friday, Boudin announced new policies that would be taking
effect immediately within his office. And, they’re beauties.
San Francisco District
Attorney Chesa Boudin on Friday announced new policies taking
effect immediately within his office. The San Francisco Police
Association blasted Boudin for the new policy reform. https://t.co/E0oCmV514q— KPIX 5 (@KPIXtv)
February 29, 2020
Prosecutors will no longer charge people with possession of
contraband based on so-called stop-and-frisk style pretextual
searches, or use status-based sentencing enhancements, such as
prior strikes, or alleged gang-affiliation status, except in
extraordinary circumstances.
“Pretextual stops and sentencing enhancements based on
who you know rather than what you did are relics of the
tough-on-crime era that failed to make us safer,†Boudin said in
a statement.
“Instead they led to mass incarceration, targeted
innocent black and brown drivers, and increased recidivism. They
stand in the way of fairness and justice,†he said.
“Today we take action. We send a message that is loud
and clear to the police department and communities of color. We
will no longer participate in, condone, tolerate or amplify racist
police tactics,†he said.
What a pure, unadulterated clown.
San Francisco District
Attorney Chesa Boudin on Friday announced new policies taking
effect immediately within his office. The San Francisco Police
Association blasted Boudin for the new policy reform. https://t.co/E0oCmV514q— KPIX 5 (@KPIXtv)
February 29, 2020
A pretextual stop is when an officer pulls over for a traffic
violation and during that stop, he/she develops reasonable
suspicion or probable cause and conducts a search of either the
vehicle and/or the occupants.
According to Boudin’s office, research shows that..
