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Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:40 PM Jul 2016

Man Accused Of Pulling Gun At Portland Protest Charged (OR) [View all]

by Amelia Templeton OPB | July 8, 2016 3:21 p.m. | Updated: July 8, 2016 6:19 p.m.

A Multnomah County judge has set bail at $250,000 for Michael Strickland, a man accused of pulling a gun on a crowd during a Black Lives Matter protest in Portland Thursday night.

The judge also prohibited Strickland from accessing weapons or ammunition if he is able to post bail ...

Deputy Multnomah County District Attorney Kate Molina said a plainclothes police officer witnessed the event and was among those Strickland pointed the gun at ...

‘Given that Mr. Strickland pulled a gun on a crowd of people in front of the steps of the justice center, while he was heavily armed with additional ammunition and has prior police reports of possibly racially based threats is extremely concerning to the state,” Molina said ...


http://www.opb.org/news/article/gun-pulled-black-lives-matter-portland-charges-michael-strickland/

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