Oregon lawmaker charged for breach of Oregon State Capitol
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) Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.
Oregon lawmaker charged in breach of state Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Prosecutors have leveled two criminal charges against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.
Rep. Mike Nearman was charged with official misconduct in the first degree and criminal trespass in the second degree.
Oregon State Police struggled to force the rioters back out of the Capitol, which was closed to the public, on Dec. 21 as lawmakers met in emergency session to deal with economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Marion County Deputy District Attorney Matthew Kemmy told Nearman’s attorney, Jason Short, in a letter Friday that his client must appear in court on May 11 or face arrest.
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.
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