Trans person arrested multiple times at Portland Antifa riots now faces federal felony charge

Andy Ngo and Mia Cathell
The Post Millennial
Thu, 03 Sep 2020 17:39 UTC

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A Portland-area trans person was federally charged with felony civil disorder after being arrested three times and released by local authorities at Antifa riots last month.

According to court documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon, 25-year-old Joshua "Eva" Martin Warner, of Beaverton, Ore., directed a high-powered, green laser into the eyes of numerous Portland Police officers attempting to disperse a riot on Aug. 8 outside the police union hall.

The lasers, favored by Antifa black bloc in Portland, can cause permanent eye damage. At the riot, Antifa arsonists attacked the Portland Police Association building by shattering windows and setting fire to it. They also used vehicles and lit dumpsters to block traffic and impede police response.

Warner was observed by Oregon State Police troopers allegedly using the laser to blind officers. When Portland Police responded to her, she resisted arrest, prompting them to use force. One officer sustained serious injuries in the course of the arrest.

A black, pen-style laser pointer was confiscated from Warner. She was taken into county custody and charged for unlawful directing of light from a laser pointer, interfering with a peace officer, and disorderly conduct in the second degree. She was quickly released without bail and has an arraignment date in October for those charges.

A week later when rioters shut down streets in north Portland on Aug. 14, Warner returned and was arrested again for criminal mischief in the second degree. She was quickly released without bail.

Then on Aug. 22, Antifa rioters attacked the Penumbra Kelly building in southeast Portland. Warner was arrested for the third time and charged with interfering with a peace officer and disorderly conduct in the second degree. She was released without bail and those charges are not being prosecuted by the Multnomah County District Attorney.

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Large rocks were thrown at Portland Police at the riot on Aug. 22, 2020.

But yesterday, Warner was arrested by the US Marshals Service in a southeast Portland apartment without incident following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She appeared in federal court today before a US magistrate judge and was released pending further court proceedings.

If convicted, Warner faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.

Warner's federally charged civil disorder felony is one of many announced this week by the Department of Justice, bypassing the Multnomah County District Attorney's office.

Comment: Then there's this upstanding citizen, arrested and bailed out four times in a month, now facing federal charges:

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Following a Federal Bureau of Investigation investigation, 26-year-old Kristopher Michael Donnelly, of Kelso, Wash., was arrested and federally charged with felony civil disorder. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon accuses him of assaulting a Portland Police officer. When Donnelly was arrested four times in August and booked into the local jail, he was either quickly bailed out or released by the county.

Donnelly was first arrested on Aug. 5, where he was filmed using a hammer to destroy a window of the Portland Police Bureau's East Precinct. Donnelly was also spotted by police throwing objects capable of causing injury, refusing to disperse, and blocking traffic.

According to court records, when an officer attempted to arrest him, Donnelly used his elbow to forcefully strike the cop in the face. He continued to resist as several officers assisted in the arrest. Donnelly was eventually taken into custody for felony riot, felony criminal mischief, felony assault of a public safety officer, resisting arrest and other charges. He was held on a $5,000 bail, which was paid.

Three days later, on Aug. 8 Donnelly was arrested again by Portland Police during a declared riot outside the Penumbra Kelly Building, a police facility, for felony riot, interfering with a public safety officer, and second degree disorderly conduct. Donnelly attempted to flee before he was detained. He was ordered released without bail by a judge.

On Aug. 23, for the third time last month, Donnelly was arrested for felony riot, resisting arrest, and interfering with a peace officer. His bail was set at $5,000. Like before, he was quickly bailed out.

Then a week later on Aug. 30, he was arrested a fourth time for disorderly conduct, and interfering with a peace officer. Donnelly was transferred to federal authorities on Sept. 2 for his first appearance in federal court.