A group of protesters beat a man bloody and unconscious in the street after he crashed a truck during a confrontation that unfolded near a Black Lives Matter demonstration in downtown Portland late Sunday night, according to police, witnesses and multiple videos.
A man suspected in a downtown beating that left a man bloody and unconscious in the street after he crashed a truck during a confrontation that unfolded near a downtown Portland demonstration is now in custody.
Marquise Love, 25, turned himself in and was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on Friday morning, according to Portland police. He’s accused of felony assault, coercion and rioting and is being held on $260,000 bail.
Love is suspected in a Sunday incident where several people kicked, punched and pushed a man, Adam Haner, to the ground after his white Ford slammed into a light pole near Southwest Broadway and Taylor Street.
The incident happened blocks from a rally outside the Multnomah County Justice Center.
Police later identified Love as a suspect and said they had probable cause to arrest him.
The attack against Haner has since generated international headlines and prompted condemnation from Portland’s elected leaders, including Mayor Ted Wheeler, City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt.
Longtime activists and protest organizers in the city have also decried the violent episode and said the assailants threatened the message behind Black Lives Matter.
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell on Friday thanked people who provided information and tips in the case.
“I am pleased the suspect in this case turned himself in and appreciate all of the efforts to facilitate this safe resolution,” he said in a statement.
Haner is home and recovering from multiple injuries. Some 3,700 people had donated over $136,000 to an online fundraiser in his name as of Friday morning.
— Jim Ryan; [email protected]; 503-221-8005; @Jimryan015
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh of The Oregonian/OregonLive contributed to this report.
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