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Florida man charged in damage to church, businesses during Portland riot KATU Staff
A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Jarrod DeFerrari of Sunrise, Florida on felony riot and first-degree criminal mischief charges Thursday. He’s accused of damaging property at three places downtown, including a church.
Police declared a gathering of people downtown a riot Nov. 4, the day after this year’s presidential election. They said the group was engaged in “widespread violence.” Several businesses and St. Andre Bessette Catholic Church were vandalized. National guard members were used in “the interest of public safety,” authorities said.
The church received more than $1,000 in damages.
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DeFerrari was indicted this week on charges of felony riot and three counts of criminal mischief, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. He caused more than $5,000 of damage at Riverside Tobacco, more than $1,000 of damage at St. André Bessette Catholic Church and more than $1,000 of damage at Alco Properties, according to the indictment.
It wasn’t immediately known if DeFerrari has a lawyer to comment on his case.
Multnomah County Deputy Nicholas Bohrer encountered DeFerrari in the garage, according to the affidavit. One of the members of the group identified himself as an FBI agent and said he had been following them “because they had been rioting,” the affidavit said.