Portland-Area Prosecutor Charges Three After Rioting on May Day
The prosecutor overseeing Portland on Monday filed charges against three people arrested during rioting on May Day.
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt opted to charge three of the six people initially taken into custody.
Phoebe Loomis faces charges of felony riot and criminal mischief after allegedly smashing windows at two different Starbucks locations and at Sasse Wellness & Med Spa on May 1. Damages at each location are estimated to cost more than $1,000 to repair.
When Loomis was arrested, police officers found a bent metal bar in her possession.
Quang Nguyen was charged with felony riot, criminal mischief, and attempted criminal mischief. According to Schmidt’s office, Nguyen destroyed a window at a Starbucks before trying, but failing, to destroy a window at two other Starbucks in downtown Portland.
3 people face charges, 2 more arrested following May Day unrest in Portland KATU Staff UP NEXT
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has filed charges against three people who were arrested following unrest on May Day.
Two separate groups took to the street Saturday night and clashed with law enforcement, prompting authorities to declare a riot downtown and an unlawful assembly in south Portland.
Phoebe Loomis is facing one count of felony riot and three counts of criminal mischief in the first degree. Police say that Loomis is accused of destroying windows at three Starbucks locations and at least one other business. According to the DA s office, the damage at each business is estimated to cost more than $1,000.
May 3, 2021
Six people were arrested during a riot that followed a peaceful day of May Day demonstrations on Saturday in Portland.
One group demonstrated at Portland City Hall breaking windows and spray painting graffiti. A second group demonstrated outside of the ICE building in South Portland.
Police say one man pulled a knife on officers. 22-year-old Jeremiah Day was charged with Menacing officers with a knife.
Phoebe Loomis, 36 years-old, of Portland, was charged with Criminal Mischief II. A helmet, gloves, metal tool, bear spray, and gas mask were seized.
Quang Ngyen, 20 years-old, of Kent, Washington was charged with Criminal Mischief I and Disorderly Conduct II. A hammer and sling shot, along with instructions on how to make a sling shot, were seized.