This morning, 24 year-old Matthew D Cooper was arrested on an active warrant by The United States Marshals Service at the request of the Portland Police Bureau. The warrant was the result of an investigation that started on May 1st, 2019 related to a disturbance in the 800 block of Northeast Couch Street. Cooper was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on a warrant for Riot. Also this morning, 50 year-old Russell E Schultz was arrested on an active warrant for Riot in the State of Washington by The United States Marshals Service also at the request of the Portland Police Bureau (no photograph available at this time).
Detectives assigned to the Portland Police Bureau's Assault Detail worked with the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office to obtain these warrants, which were authorized by a judge. This is an on-going investigation and no further details are available for release.
Detectives continue to actively work several cases related to the May 1st and June 29th demonstrations. If anyone has information related to crimes committed on those or other dates, they are encouraged to contact the Portland Police Bureau at crimetips@portlandoregon.gov
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