June 24, 2019

Community service, apology letter ordered after string pulled across path causes injury to cyclist

Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced that the two people arrested for tying a piece of string across a multi-use path in southeast Portland have reached a pretrial resolution consistent with what the victim wanted. 

“No matter their intention, there is no excuse for this type of behavior,” said Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Todd Jackson, who prosecuted this case. “We believe this sentence holds both Raven Jones and Antonio Tolman-Duran accountable while giving the victim what she wanted most: an apology and alcohol treatment for Ms. Jones.”

Raven Jones pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the third degree, a Class C felony. 

Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge put Jones on 36 months of formal probation, ordered that she conduct 40 hours of community service, undergo an alcohol evaluation and perform any recommended treatment, write the victim an apology letter within two weeks, and continue to work with a homeless outreach program. 

On June 18, 2019, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Leslie M. Roberts put Antonio Tolman-Duran, 27, on 12 months of bench probation and ordered that he perform 20 hours of community service after he pleaded no contest to one count of recklessly endangering another person. 

“From the onset of this case, the victim expressed her desire that the defendants not be sent to jail and that she receive an apology letter. We are fortunate that the injuries in this case were not more serious. These defendants purposefully took string, tied it tightly on both ends across a multi-use path near I-205 and Southeast Division Street,” said DDA Jackson.

Police arrived and contacted the victim who was suffering from facial abrasions. 
 
Law enforcement contacted Jones who was wearing a kangaroo onesie and located a roll of white woven string in the open top pocket of the costume’s belly area.

Based on the investigation, it was determined that Jones was the primary actor of this incident.

There is no photograph of the kangaroo onesie. 

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Contact: Brent Weisberg, Communications Director 
Phone: 503.988.6567 
Email: Brent.Weisberg@mcda.us