Man pepper sprayed by Wheeler apologizes
UPDATE: Portland mayor accepts the apology and considers the incident over.
The man who was pepper-sprayed by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Sunday night, Jan. 24, apologized to Wheeler on Wednesday and said he was remorseful.
Wheeler said he accepted the apology and considers the matter closed.
Cary Cadonau, who is an attorney and a member of the family that founded the Alpenrose Dairy in southwest Portland, confronted Wheeler outside the Hillsdale McMenamins while the mayor was with former mayor Sam Adams.
Wheeler and Adams had been dining in a tented area and were walking to their cars when Cadonau approached, unmasked, and got close to the mayor's face while filming with his phone, according to police reports.