A Portland protester is facing federal charges for attacking a US Marshal with a hammer in a brazen, caught-on-camera nighttime attack, prosecutors said.
Harrowing video shows Jacob Michael Gaines, 23, wielding a hammer as he waits outside a door to the federal courthouse in downtown Portland around 1 a.m. Saturday.
As Marshals begin pouring out the exit, Gaines allegedly bashes a deputy several times before he’s tackled to the ground and arrested.
The deputy was struck three times with the hammer in the shoulder, neck and back but otherwise dodged...
![](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/07/16/acting-secretary-wolf-condemns-rampant-long-lasting-violence-portland" target="_blank">Department of Homeland Security to condemn "lawless anarchists"</a> and send federal officers to the city.
Left-leaning outlets were more likely to report on the purportedly unlawful detainment of protesters, <a href="https://www.allsides.com/news/2020-07-17-1506/authoritarian-operation-portland-only-dress-rehearsal" target="_blank">with some voices framing the accounts of police brutality as examples of authoritarianism.</a> Coverage from right-rated outlets was more likely to concentrate on alleged crimes committed by the protesters; some also <a href="https://www.allsides.com/news/2020-07-17-1504/terrifying-portland-protesters-say-federal-authorities-using-unmarked-minivans" target="_blank">reported on the tidings of unmarked vans apprehending protesters.</a></div>
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<p>Protesters in Portland say federal officers deployed by President Donald Trump are increasing tensions and violating civil rights by roaming the streets in unmarked vans and detaining people without probable cause.</p> <p>Videos and witness accounts detail how armed officers outfitted in camouflage and lacking identifying information on their uniforms are snatching people off the street. One viral video shared on July 15 shows two men in fatigues exiting an unmarked van, grabbing a person by their arms, and escorting them to a vehicle. The officers remained silent as bystanders asked...</p> </div>
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<p>Federal officers, clad in unmarked military fatigues and driving unmarked vans, have reportedly been abruptly grabbing and detaining protesters in Portland, Ore., as the tension between the forces sent to protect federal property and demonstrators continues.</p> <p>Protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May have been dominating Portland){kind=link}