On Sunday, November 11, 2018, at 1:30 a.m., officers assigned to Central Precinct's Entertainment Detail and the Tactical Operation Division's Gang Enforcement Team responded to the Century Bar, located at 930 Southeast Sandy Boulevard, on the report of a disturbance with a handgun.
Officers arrived and located a man that matched one of the suspects' descriptions. Officers took the man into custody without incident. As officers searched the suspect a revolver was located in a pocket of the suspect's clothing. The firearm was seized as evidence. As officers were investigating the incident another man attempted to interfere with the investigation and was also taken into custody without incident.
During the investigation, officers learned the man that attempted to interfere with this investigation had been instructed to leave the location by Century Bar employees. After leaving the location both of the men that were later arrested by police, reportedly yelled threats directed at Century Bar security staff. One of the men reportedly threatened bar security with a firearm, at which time officers were called.
As officers continued the investigation, they canvassed the area, and located an illegally parked black Dodge Ram pickup associated to the two men. The vehicle was located on Southeast 10th Avenue near Southeast Pine Street. Prior to the vehicle being towed, officers searched the vehicle. Officers located and seized an additional firearm inside the Dodge Ram pickup. (Photographs of the firearms located on the suspect and in the pickup are provided with this press release.)
The suspects have been identified as 34-year-old Elijah L. Warren and 33-year-old Marcus A. Bell. Both Warren and Bell were lodged at the Multnomah County Jail and have since been released. Warren was lodged on charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree. Bell was lodged on charges of Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Police Officer and Trespass in the Second Degree.
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