Portland Man Charged in May 29, 2020 Arson at Justice Center [with photos]

justice.gov ^ | July 28, 2020 | U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Oregon

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PORTLAND, Ore.—U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that Edward Thomas Schinzing, 32, has been charged by criminal complaint with using fire to maliciously damage or destroy the Justice Center in downtown Portland on May 29, 2020.

Multnomah County and the City of Portland own the Justice Center building located at 1120 SW 3rd Avenue in Portland. The facility houses the Multnomah County Detention Center jail and the Portland Police Bureau headquarters.

According to court documents, Schinzing was marching with a group of protestors when he arrived at the front of the Justice Center shortly before 11:00 p.m. on May 29, 2020. A few minutes later, several people broke windows near the northwest corner of the Justice Center where the Corrections Records Office is located. They subsequently entered the secured office through the broken windows.

Three civilian Multnomah County employees were working inside the Corrections Records Office at the time and fled for safety as the windows were broken. Based on a preliminary review of publicly-available videos from YouTube, Twitter, surveillance cameras, and still photos posted online, about 30 individuals entered the Justice Center through the broken windows. The individuals spray-painted portions of the office; damaged computer and other office equipment, furniture, and interior windows; and started fires.

Among those who entered the Justice Center, Schinzing was identified by a comparison with a jail booking photo and a distinctive tattoo of his last name across his upper back. Schinzing spread a fire that started near the front of the office by lighting additional papers on fire and moving them into a drawer of a separate cubicle.

At about 11:08 p.m., the building’s fire sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fires. At about the same time, law enforcement officers secured that portion of the Justice Center. The Multnomah County Detention Center housed approximately 289 inmates at the time.

Schinzing made his first appearance in federal court today before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and was ordered detained pending further court proceedings. Arson is punishable by up to 20 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years.

This case is being jointly investigated by the FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); U.S. Marshals Service; Portland Police Bureau; Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office; and Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

Criminal complaints are only accusations of a crime, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Schinzing marching with a crowd of demonstrators across the Burnside Bridge in Portland on May 29, 2020

Schinzing marching with a crowd of demonstrators in downtown Portland on May 29, 2020

Schinzing inside the Corrections Records Office on May 29, 2020 before the fire is ignited

Close up of Schinzing inside the Corrections Records Office on May 29, 2020 before the fire is ignited

Schinzing spreading the fire in the Corrections Records Office by moving flaming papers into separate cubicles on May 29, 2020

A demonstrator photographs the fire in the Corrections Records Office on May 29, 2020

Damage to the Corrections Records Office from fire on May 29, 2020

Damage to the Corrections Records Office from fire on May 29, 2020

Damage to the Corrections Records Office from fire on May 29, 2020

Damage to the Corrections Records Office from fire on May 29, 2020

 

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Violent Crime

[dontreadthis]

then pardoned by Biteme

[SunkenCiv]

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[BenLurkin]

Maybe to many cut-outs between the source and the front-line goons.

[combat_boots]

Is this the guy exposed by his grandma?

[Pilsner]

Can you get a conviction with an Oregon jury? Serious question.

Typically, jurors in United States District Court are summoned from either the entire district, if its geographic footprint is small, or from a fixed subdivision of the district. State charges arising from a felony offense alleged to have been committed in downtown Portland would be tried in Portland, with 12 jurors drawn from Multnomah County.

Federal charges arising from a felony offense alleged to have been committed in Portland would be tried in Portland, with six jurors drawn from Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Jefferson, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, and Yamhill counties.

The calculation about whether jury nullification will allow a defendant to walk is completely different when you have a smaller jury drawn from a much more diverse area.

[Persevero]

“Intelligence” doesn’t always help as a 32 year old senior engineer for Google is also facing serious charges.

And those two New York attorneys that threw Molotovs into a police car.

[FreedomPoster]

Now *THAT* is a detailed answer. Thanks.

I have an uncle in the Eugene division. None of these AntiFa vandals involved in any of this wants him on their jury! Would probably never happen, but I can always wish!

[slapshot]

if he is(hopefully) convicted prison time will be hard- white gangs will disown him and he will be subject to crips bloods vatos locos etc. whims

[Ex gun maker.]

MJ is legal now.
And of course geniuses are not the ones who generally end up in prison.

[SmokingJoe]

In your dreams.
Not gonna happen.

[dontreadthis]

you mean “in my nightmare”

[Mama Shawna]

Note to self: Before embarking on a life of crime: Tattoo my last name on my back. Throw out my shirts. Remember to smile for the cameras.

Thank you. I just used that as the preface to my facebook post.

[TChad]

Maybe too many cut-outs between the source and the front-line goons.

Yes. I doubt that Soros pays using signed personal checks.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Another one of those "White women" that are the reason for all of this I presume.

Because we all know that no male would be involved in such.