Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has announced that nine people, in separate criminal cases, have been charged in connection with unlawful activity that allegedly occurred during recent mass demonstrations in Portland.
In a news release from Schmidt’s office, the following suspects were identified, along with the charges they face:
- Laurielle Aviles is charged with one count of felony riot, one count of attempted assault of a public safety officer, one count of resisting arrest and one count of interfering with a peace officer.
- Brian Scherner is charged with one count of felony riot, one count of resisting arrest and one count of interfering with a peace officer.
- Elizabeth Elder is charged with one count of felony riot and one count of attempted assault of a public safety officer.
- Evan Burchfield is charged with one count of felony riot, one count of attempted assault of a public safety officer and one count of interfering with a peace officer.
- Enzo Zimmerman is charged with one count of felony riot, one count of attempted assault of a public safety officer, one count of interfering with a peace officer and one count of resisting arrest.
- Ty Fox is charged with one count of attempted assault in the second degree and one count of felony riot.
- Hannah Baumann is charged with one count of felony riot, one count of interfering with a peace officer, one count of harassment, one count of recklessly endangering another person and one count of attempted assault of a public safety officer.
- Demetrius Batchelor is charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
- Maurice Monson is charged with one count of being a felon in possession of body armor and one count of interfering with a peace officer.
Cases involve activities that have occurred over the summer, with one case dating back to July 3, and the remainder being more recent offenses.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office will presumptively decline to prosecute cases where the most serious offenses are city ordinance violations and crimes that do not involve property damage, theft, or the use or threat of force against another person, the news release said.
