Police arrest far-right protester who pointed gun at Portland rally

Authored by opb.org and submitted by Archidemius
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Portland Police have arrested a far-right protester and member of the Proud Boys who pointed a gun at antifascist protesters on Aug. 22 in downtown Portland.

Alan James Swinney, 50, is being held in the Multnomah County Jail on multiple assault charges, pointing a firearm at another, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of tear gas, stun gun or mace.

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Photographs and video from the Aug. 22 rally outside the Multnomah County Justice Center depict Swinney pointing a revolver at a crowd of counterprotesters. Many far-right protesters at the event used weapons such as paintball guns and baseball bats to assault opposing protesters, though there was no police intervention that day due to staffing shortages, police have said.

Alan swinney pulls a gun on the crowd. No shots fired. pic.twitter.com/f0jKX6nmNv — Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) August 22, 2020

Swinney had originally claimed police had cleared him of any wrongdoing related to the violent street brawl that took place at that protest.

Jail records show police booked Swinney the morning after President Trump told the Proud Boys — a designated hate group that regularly engages in street violence — to “stand by” after he was asked to denounce white supremacists and violent extremists at Tuesday night’s presidential debate.

Zer0Summoner on September 30th, 2020 at 16:21 UTC »

Many far-right protesters at the event used weapons such as paintball guns and baseball bats to assault opposing protesters, though there was no police intervention that day due to staffing shortages, police have said.

Weird how whenever there's a large number of Proud Boys gathered together for an event, so many cops are unavailable. Kind of like how Bruce Wayne is never there when Batman is out doing stuff.

PenisPistonsPumping on September 30th, 2020 at 15:41 UTC »

Alan James Swinney, 50, is being held in the Multnomah County Jail on multiple assault charges, pointing a firearm at another, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of tear gas.

Imagine being 50 years old and joining a lame group with a lame name like Proud Boys. His kids must be so proud of him.

Archidemius on September 30th, 2020 at 15:39 UTC »

"Portland Police have arrested a far-right protester and member of the Proud Boys who pointed a gun at antifascist protesters on Aug. 22 in downtown Portland. Alan James Swinney, 50, is being held in the Multnomah County Jail on multiple assault charges, pointing a firearm at another, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of tear gas."

Unlawful use of a weapon is a felony in Oregon, say goodbye to your voting rights and gun rights Alan!