June 16 2021
Portland Police Bureau Officer Brent Taylor is named as a defendant in the suit filed by protester Hanna Helm
A protester with disabilities was trapped inside a car for hours after Portland police slashed its tires near a curb preventing the woman from fully opening the passenger door or accessing her wheelchair, a new lawsuit claims.
The suit accuses Portland Police Bureau Officer Brent Taylor of stabbing the vehicle s tires, leaving protester Hanna Helm stranded and stuck for nearly five hours, despite the best attempts of her boyfriend, who was driving the car.
Neither Helm nor her boyfriend were arrested or cited during the incident.