PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – A juvenile suspect was taken into custody in connection to assault that left a man seriously injured following Saturday night’s protests.
The assaulted happened in the 1000 block of Southwest 4th Avenue at approximately 7:00 p.m., police said. The victim had briefly lost conscious.
Police say the suspect left the scene.
Video of the assault later surfaced on social media showing the suspect aggressively kicking the victim in the head after he had been punched by another suspect and was knocked down to the ground. With the public’s help, the suspect who had kicked the victim was identified.
On Thursday, detectives took the 14-year-old identified as the suspect who had kicked the victim in the head into custody. The teen was booked into the juvenile detention center for assault II.
The investigation in ongoing.
Anyone who has additional information regarding this assault should contact Detective Jeff Sharp at jeff.sharp@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-9773.
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An update on the victim's condition would be nice.
It was Andy Ngo who lead the charge to ID this miscreant. Andy is a treasure to an ungrateful Portland.
I agree. He's also one VERY brave guy to not let boys in skinny jeans intimidate him.
Jami Resch just resigned as Chief of Portland, Or. with less than 6 months on the job. This is no surprise. Portland is a cess pool and Ted Wheeler is the life guard. As a career LEO, I would never want to work for a city where lawlessness is encouraged by the mayor or city council. Watching the Portland news every night tells me that people are fully brainwashed and don't have enough to occupy their time. What happened in Minneapolis should have stayed in Minneapolis. People need to mind their own business and stop the ridiculous protests, looting and lawlessness. It's only an excuse for bad behavior.
At the age of 14, you're old enough to know right from wrong, and this little punk should be charged as as an ADULT! I hope his parents had to mortgage their house, car or pot dispensary to bail him out.
I fully agree.
A fine example of Potland’s youth.
That guy who was arrested was not a protestor -- he's a terrorist.
[thumbup]The teen that did this is probably treated like this at home.
Yes he is..
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