Posted on 09/03/2020 4:21:58 PM PDT by ransomnote
PORTLAND, Ore.—Jesse Herman Bates, 38, of Seattle, Washington, has been charged by criminal complaint with civil disorder after shooting a firefighter with a ball bearing during a protest in Portland on July 13, 2020, announced Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.
According to court documents, in the early morning hours of July 13, 2020, a firefighting crew was working to put out a fire burning in the middle of an intersection in downtown Portland that was blocking traffic. A crowd of approximately 300 people were in the immediate area, some of whom were assaulting police officers and committing acts of vandalism and property damage. A firefighter, who was wearing a grey uniform with a large medic patch, was walking across the street to brief his team when he was shot in the chest with a round metal ball bearing.
The firefighter said the shot came from a protester armed with a “wrist rocket” style slingshot. A Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw the suspect on camera and identified Bates as the slingshot shooter. Bates was also identified by his clothing. At approximately 3:50 a.m, law enforcement officers spotted Bates near a white tent in Lownsdale Square holding a crowbar. When officers confronted him and told him he was under arrest, Bates ran with the crowbar in hand. After receiving a less lethal munition to his backside, Bates dropped the crowbar and was taken into custody. He was later released.
On August 25, 2020, detectives from Seattle Police Department’s Robbery Unit received Bates’ outstanding federal arrest warrant and promptly issued a department-wide notice. Seattle police officers checked Bates’ last known address in West Seattle and learned that he was known to frequent Cal Anderson Park in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. On September 1, 2020, bicycle officers spotted Bates on East Broadway Avenue near the park and arrested him without incident. He was then transferred to the District of Oregon by the FBI.
Bates made his initial appearance in federal court today before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. He was ordered released pending further court proceedings. If convicted, Bates faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
This case was investigated by the FBI. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
A criminal complaint is only an accusation of a crime, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Shirley the charges have already been dropped so he can felch 10 year old boys tonight
Shirley the charges have already been dropped so he can felch 10 year old boys tonight
He looks like a meth addict. Thanks for posting the pic.
“Known to frequent Carl Anderson Park...” probably not bird watching or playing frisbee golf.
Yup. Definitely a doper.
May the fire department go slow when they get a call that this man is choking on his own vomit
Five years?
Someone said they thought he fired three ball bearings. Make that five years on each count. To be served consecutively.
Now his friends have something to read and think about.
Looks like Odumbo’s son with those gigantic ears.
But of course, not when another Soros funded DA is pressing charges...
FEDERAL hammer time !
Shirley has pistol grip ears
He was ordered released pending further court proceedings. If convicted, Bates faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
He needs to be sentenced to a long term residency in the Bates Motel. Then execute him for not paying his bill.
His left eyeball is way higher than his right eyeball, but that’s balanced out by his left ear is higher than his right ear.
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