Who is being arrested in Portland

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https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/07/dad-with-leaf-blower-arrested-tuesday-says-he-was-taken-to-ground-by-federal-officers-during-portland-protest.html

Dad with leaf blower arrested Tuesday, says he was taken to ground by federal officers during Portland protest

A man who attended Monday’s Portland protest as part of the PDX Dad Pod, was arrested by federal officers early Tuesday morning. He said officers took him to the ground after they tried to take away his leaf blower.

Zack Duffly, a 44-year-old Portland attorney, attended the protests for the first time Monday. He said he went to express his opposition of police treatment of Black people and of federal officers’ treatment of protesters in downtown Portland.

He arrived before 9 p.m. and met up with the group of dads, who organized to protest and support the Wall of Moms. Many Dads wore orange, hard hats and some brought leaf blowers which can be used to disperse tear gas. They marched and listened to speakers.

Duffly sent text updates to his wife throughout the night.

“Just kind of marching around,” he texted around 11:30. “Very mellow.”

His wife sent a text a bit later telling him to let her know if there is an emergency.

“And that was it for the next 14 hours,” Duffly said.

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