Officers Disperse Unlawful Assembly In South Portland, Arrests Made -09/19/20

On Friday, September 18, 2020 at about 8:45p.m., a march began from Elizabeth Caruthers Park at 3508 South Moody Avenue. It proceeded to the federal facility at 4310 South Macadam Ave where a demonstration was held. The crowd and federal law enforcement engaged with one another and the crowd was dispersed into the South Portland neighborhood. With the assembly in the neighborhood, Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers responded and encouraged the crowd to continue dispersing. PPB gave direction to the crowd via loudspeaker and social media that it was an unlawful assembly. All persons were told to immediately disperse to the north. Failure to adhere to this order may subject them to arrest, citation, or the use of crowd control agents, including, but not limited to impact munitions. PPB learned that individuals in the crowd were engaged in criminal activity, including throwing items at officers. PPB officers made 11 arrests. The following were booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on the listed charges: Callen Quinn-Ward, 20, of Portland -- Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer Matthew King, 34, of Portland - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer Aiden Brunola, 21, of Lake Mary, Florida - Interfering with a Peace Officer, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Resisting Arrest, Assaulting a Public Safety Officer, Unlawful Use of a Weapon Alexa Grefera, 27, of Portland - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer Andrew Neal, 25, of Portland - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer Brian Kinnes, 23, of Portland - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer Mason Klepp, 20, of Portland - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer Veronica Misloski, 30, of Portland - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Resisting Arrest Kermit Polsoun, 42, of Portland - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree (3 counts) Matthew Germaine, 41, of Toledo, Washington - Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Resisting Arrest Mario Page, 41, of Portland - Interfering with a Peace Officer, Possession of Stolen Property Inquiries about the federal law enforcement response should be directed to the Federal Protective Service. ###PPB###